Where does “răscolnic” come from?
răscolnic (Romanian) comes from Russian раско́льник, from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
răscolnic (Romanian): agitator
Definitions
- agitator
Ancestry of “răscolnic”, step by step
răscolnic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian раско́льник
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | раско́льник | Raskolnik |
| 2 | Russian | -ни́к | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |