Where does “кормилица” come from?

кормилица (Russian) comes from Russian кормилец, from Russian корми́ть, from Proto-Slavic kъrmiti — to feed; to nurish.

кормилица (Russian): wet nurse; female breadwinner

Definitions

  1. wet nurse; female breadwinner

Ancestry of “кормилица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкормилецbreadwinner, supporter
2Russianкорми́тьto feed
3Proto-Slavickъrmitito feed; to nurish
Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrmiti →Every word from Russian корми́ть →Every word from Russian кормилец →