Where does “здоровяк” come from?

здоровяк (Russian) comes from Russian -я́к, from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

здоровяк (Russian): healthy, robust person; husky

Definitions

  1. healthy, robust person; husky

Ancestry of “здоровяк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-я́кer
2Russian-а́кsuffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
3Old East Slavic-акъ
4Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -akъEvery word from Russian -а́кEvery word from Russian -я́к