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Where does “мужи́к” come from?

мужи́к (Russian) comes from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

мужи́к (Russian): peasant

Definitions

  1. peasant

Ancestry of “мужи́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́к—
2Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “мужи́к”

  • moujik
  • muzhik
  • mujik
  • мужицкий
  • мужичонка
  • muzsik
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