Where does “чудотворец” come from?

чудотворец (Russian) comes from Russian чу́до, from Old East Slavic чудо, from Proto-Slavic čudo, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.

чудотворец (Russian): miracle worker

Definitions

  1. miracle worker

Ancestry of “чудотворец”, step by step

чудотворец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чу́до

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчу́доmiracle
2Old East Slavicчудоmiracle
3Proto-Slavicčudomiracle, wonder
4Proto-Slavic-iščeDenominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,...
5Proto-Slavicisk-je—

via Russian творе́ц

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтворе́цcreator, maker
2Proto-Slavic*tvorьcьcreator, maker
Every word from Proto-Slavic isk-je →Every word from Proto-Slavic -išče →Every word from Proto-Slavic čudo →