Where does “pustelnik” come from?

pustelnik (Polish) comes from Polish pustelnia, from Polish pusto, from Polish -o, from Polish -a, from Old Polish -ą, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

pustelnik (Polish): anchorite, eremite, hermit

Definitions

  1. anchorite, eremite, hermit

Ancestry of “pustelnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpustelniahermitage
2Polishpustoemptily
3Polish-o-ly; ly
4Polish-aforms nominative feminine nouns
5Old Polishforms third person plural of verbs
6Proto-Slavic-aid
7Proto-Indo-European-ōd

Words derived from “pustelnik

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōdEvery word from Polish -oEvery word from Polish -a