Where does “kitajec” come from?

kitajec (Polish) comes from Russian кита́ец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

kitajec (Polish): Chink, gook; Chinese person; fraud, fraudster

Definitions

  1. Chink, gook; Chinese person; fraud, fraudster

Ancestry of “kitajec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкита́ецmale Chinese person
2Russian-е́цer, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons)
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Russian -е́ц →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →