Where does “prześladowca” come from?

prześladowca (Polish) comes from Old Polish prześladowca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

prześladowca (Polish): harasser, tormentor, persecutor

Definitions

  1. harasser, tormentor, persecutor

Ancestry of “prześladowca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishprześladowcaharasser, tormentor, persecutor
2Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Old Polish -ca →