Where does “работник” come from?
работник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic orbotьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
работник (Serbo-Croatian): servant, worker, laborer
Ancestry of “работник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | orbotьnikъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |