Where does “piekielnik” come from?
piekielnik (Polish) comes from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
piekielnik (Polish): Someone who is short-tempered and quarrelsome; a...
Definitions
- Someone who is short-tempered and quarrelsome; a...
Ancestry of “piekielnik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -nik | -er |
| 2 | Old Polish | -nik | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -nikъ | From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,... |