Where does “strażnica” come from?
strażnica (Polish) comes from Polish -nica, from Old Polish -nica, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.
strażnica (Polish): watchtower
Ancestry of “strażnica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | -nica | female equivalent of -nik |
| 2 | Old Polish | -nica | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *-ьnica | — |