Where does “jamnik” come from?
jamnik (Polish) comes from Polish jama, from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
jamnik (Polish): dachshund; boom box; any long and narrow object
Definitions
- dachshund; boom box; any long and narrow object
Ancestry of “jamnik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | jama | cavity; cave; burrow |
| 2 | Polish | -nik | -er |
| 3 | Old Polish | -nik | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nikъ | From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,... |