Where does “покло́нничество” come from?

покло́нничество (Russian) comes from Russian покло́нник, from Russian поклон, from Old East Slavic поклонъ, from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ, from Proto-Slavic klonъ, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

покло́нничество (Russian): sycophancy, slavish worship

Definitions

  1. sycophancy, slavish worship

Ancestry of “покло́нничество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпокло́нникadmirer
2Russianпоклонbow; regards
3Old East Slavicпоклонъ—
4Proto-Slavic*poklonъbow (as in bowing down)
5Proto-Slavicklonъoffset, protrusion; slope; branch, twig
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “покло́нничество”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Slavic klonъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ →