Where does “pustnic” come from?
pustnic (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic поустиньникъ, from Old Church Slavonic -ьникъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
pustnic (Romanian): hermit, recluse
Definitions
- hermit, recluse
Ancestry of “pustnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | поустиньникъ | hermit who lives in the desert |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьникъ | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |