Where does “-ни́к” come from?
-ни́к (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Ancestry of “-ни́к”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |
Words derived from “-ни́к”