Where does “мошенник” come from?

мошенник (Russian) comes from Russian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

мошенник (Russian): swindler, cheat, cheater, fraud

Definitions

  1. swindler, cheat, cheater, fraud

Ancestry of “мошенник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-никSuffix appended to nominal stems to create a...
2Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “мошенник

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Russian -никEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ