Where does “pustnicie” come from?
pustnicie (Romanian) comes from Romanian pustnic, from Old Church Slavonic поустиньникъ, from Old Church Slavonic -ьникъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
pustnicie (Romanian): hermitage
Definitions
- hermitage
Ancestry of “pustnicie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pustnic | hermit, recluse |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | поустиньникъ | hermit who lives in the desert |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьникъ | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |