Where does “беженец” come from?
беженец (Russian) comes from Russian -е́нец, from Bulgarian -ец, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
беженец (Russian): refugee; asylum seeker
Definitions
- refugee; asylum seeker
Ancestry of “беженец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -е́нец | Suffix added to verbs, adjectives, proper nouns, etc. to form an agent noun |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -ец | Forms diminutives of masculine nouns |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьць | diminutive, small |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |