Where does “biczownica” come from?

biczownica (Polish) comes from Polish -nica, from Old Polish -nica, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

biczownica (Polish): any plant of the genus Flagellaria

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Flagellaria

Ancestry of “biczownica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-nicafemale equivalent of -nik
2Old Polish-nicaforms feminine nouns
3Proto-Slavic*-ьnica—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica →Every word from Polish -nica →Every word from Old Polish -nica →