Where does “зрительница” come from?

зрительница (Russian) comes from Russian -ни́ца, from Russian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

зрительница (Russian): female spectator, onlooker, viewer

Definitions

  1. female spectator, onlooker, viewer

Ancestry of “зрительница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ни́ца—
2Russian-аNoun-forming suffix used to form diminutives of...
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Russian -ни́ца →