Where does “zwojnica” come from?

zwojnica (Polish) comes from Polish -nica, from Old Polish -nica, from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica.

zwojnica (Polish): coil

Definitions

  1. coil

Ancestry of “zwojnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-nicafemale equivalent of -nik
2Old Polish-nicaforms feminine nouns
3Proto-Slavic*-ьnica—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьnica →Every word from Polish -nica →Every word from Old Polish -nica →
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