Where does “tofurnik” come from?

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

tofurnik (Polish): tofu cheesecake

Definitions

  1. tofu cheesecake

Ancestry of “tofurnik”, step by step

tofurnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish sernik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsernikcheesecake
2Polish-nik-er
3Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
4Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

via Polish tofu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtofutofu
2Japanese豆腐tofu, bean curd; tofu, an empty rectangle...
3Middle Chinese豆腐—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Polish -nik →Every word from Old Polish -nik →