Where does “паћеник” come from?

паћеник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̏тити, from Proto-Slavic *patiti.

паћеник (Serbo-Croatian): martyr; sufferer

Definitions

  1. martyr; sufferer

Ancestry of “паћеник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏титиto suffer (pain, illness, torment etc.)
2Proto-Slavic*patiti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *patiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian па̏тити →