Where does “лавочник” come from?

лавочник (Russian) comes from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà — bench.

лавочник (Russian): petty trader, small shopkeeper; greedy bourgeois...

Definitions

  1. petty trader, small shopkeeper; greedy bourgeois...

Ancestry of “лавочник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianла́вкаbench, shop
2Proto-Slaviclavъka—
3Proto-Slaviclavàbench
Every word from Proto-Slavic lavà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lavъka →Every word from Russian ла́вка →