Where does “частник” come from?

частник (Russian) comes from Russian часть, from Old Church Slavonic чѧсть, from Proto-Slavic čęstь — part.

частник (Russian): private owner, private entrepreneur, private practitioner, private motorist

Definitions

  1. private owner, private entrepreneur, private practitioner, private motorist

Ancestry of “частник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчастьpart; share; piece
2Old Church Slavonicчѧстьpart; piece
3Proto-Slavicčęstьpart
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęstь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic чѧсть →Every word from Russian часть →