Where does “zwierzchnik” come from?

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

zwierzchnik (Polish): superior, suzerain

Definitions

  1. superior, suzerain

Ancestry of “zwierzchnik”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zwierzchnik

Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъEvery word from Polish -nikEvery word from Old Polish -nik