Where does “косец” come from?

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

косец (Russian): mower

Definitions

  1. mower

Ancestry of “косец”, 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 “косец”

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