Where does “biczownik” come from?

biczownik (Polish) comes from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

biczownik (Polish): flagellant, flagellator

Definitions

  1. flagellant, flagellator

Ancestry of “biczownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-nik-er
2Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
3Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

Words derived from “biczownik

Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъEvery word from Polish -nikEvery word from Old Polish -nik