Where does “возничий” come from?

возничий (Russian) comes from Russian -ий, from Church Slavonic -ии, from Proto-Slavic -ьjь — From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From...

возничий (Russian): charioteer, coachman, wagoner, driver;...

Definitions

  1. charioteer, coachman, wagoner, driver;...

Ancestry of “возничий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ийforms relational and possessive adjectives from...
2Church Slavonic-ии—
3Proto-Slavic-ьjьFrom titural nouns, forming adjectives; From...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьjь →Every word from Russian -ий →Every word from Church Slavonic -ии →