Where does “свояченица” come from?

свояченица (Russian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -еница, from Serbo-Croatian -еник, from Ukrainian -ик, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

свояченица (Russian): sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. sister-in-law

Ancestry of “свояченица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-еницаfemale equivalent of -еник
2Serbo-Croatian-еникSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3Ukrainian-икer, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “свояченица”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ик →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -еница →