Where does “-ник” come from?

-ник (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Ancestry of “-ник”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	-ьnikъ	From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
2	Proto-Slavic	-ikъ	nožь → nožikъ; větrъ → větrikъ; *listъ →...

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