Where does “ochotnik” come from?

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

ochotnik (Polish): volunteer

Definitions

  1. volunteer

Ancestry of “ochotnik”, 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 “ochotnik

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