Where does “старикан” come from?
старикан (Russian) comes from Russian стари́к, from Russian ста́рый, from Old Russian старъ, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
старикан (Russian): old man
Ancestry of “старикан”, step by step