Where does “разводник” come from?

разводник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -(ь)nikъ.

разводник (Serbo-Croatian): private first class; seaman first class

Definitions

  1. private first class; seaman first class

Ancestry of “разводник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-никSuffix appended to nominal stems to create a...
2Proto-Slavic-(ь)nikъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -(ь)nikъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ник →
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