Where does “вьетна́мец” come from?

вьетна́мец (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

вьетна́мец (Russian): Vietnamese person

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese person

Ancestry of “вьетна́мец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́цer, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons)
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “вьетна́мец”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Russian -е́ц →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →