Where does “могильник” come from?
могильник (Russian) comes from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
могильник (Russian): burial ground, sepulchre
Definitions
- burial ground, sepulchre
Ancestry of “могильник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ни́к | Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |