Where does “językoznawca” come from?

językoznawca (Polish) comes from Polish znawca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

językoznawca (Polish): linguist

Definitions

  1. linguist

Ancestry of “językoznawca”, step by step

językoznawca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish znawca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishznawcaexpert; connaisseur
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Polish język

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjęzyktongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “językoznawca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →