Where does “щипач” come from?

щипач (Russian) comes from Russian -а́ч, from Old East Slavic -ачь, from Proto-Slavic -ačь — Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...

щипач (Russian): pickpocket

Definitions

  1. pickpocket

Ancestry of “щипач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́ч—
2Old East Slavic-ачь—
3Proto-Slavic-ačьDenominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ačь →Every word from Russian -а́ч →Every word from Old East Slavic -ачь →