Where does “образцовый” come from?

образцовый (Russian) comes from Russian образец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

образцовый (Russian): exemplary deserving honour/honor, respect and admiration

Definitions

  1. exemplary deserving honour/honor, respect and admiration

Ancestry of “образцовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобразецspecimen; example; sample
2Russian-е́цer, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons)
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Russian -е́ц →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →