Where does “ревнивец” come from?

ревнивец (Russian) comes from Russian ревни́вый, from Proto-Slavic rьvьnivъ, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ревнивец (Russian): a jealous man

Definitions

  1. a jealous man

Ancestry of “ревнивец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianревни́выйjealous
2Proto-Slavicrьvьnivъdesirable, likable; jealous, envious
3Proto-Slavic-ivъ—
4Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -vъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ivъ →