Where does “колхо́зник” come from?
колхо́зник (Russian) comes from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
колхо́зник (Russian): collective farmer, kolkhoznik, redneck
Definitions
- collective farmer, kolkhoznik, redneck
Ancestry of “колхо́зник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ни́к | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |