Where does “masowiec” come from?
masowiec (Polish) comes from Polish -owiec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
masowiec (Polish): bulk carrier
Ancestry of “masowiec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -owiec | -er; appended to some fruit or seed names to form... |
| 2 | Polish | -ec | A masculine suffix |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ec | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |