Where does “ловкач” come from?

ловкач (Russian) comes from Russian -а́ч, from Old East Slavic -ачь, from Proto-Slavic -ačь — Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...

ловкач (Russian): dodger, trickster, tricky dick, wheeler-dealer

Definitions

  1. dodger, trickster, tricky dick, wheeler-dealer

Ancestry of “ловкач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́ч
2Old East Slavic-ачь
3Proto-Slavic-ačьDenominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ačьEvery word from Russian -а́чEvery word from Old East Slavic -ачь