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Where does “кузнец” come from?

кузнец (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic коузньць, from Old East Slavic -ьць.

кузнец (Russian): blacksmith

Definitions

  1. blacksmith

Ancestry of “кузнец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкоузньць—
2Old East Slavic-ьць—

Words derived from “кузнец”

  • кузнецкий
  • кузнечный
Every word from Old East Slavic -ьць →