Where does “zaprzaniec” come from?

zaprzaniec (Polish) comes from Polish -aniec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

zaprzaniec (Polish): traitor, turncoat

Definitions

  1. traitor, turncoat

Ancestry of “zaprzaniec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-aniecforms people
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →