Where does “-еница” come from?
-еница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -еник, from Ukrainian -ик, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
-еница (Serbo-Croatian): female equivalent of -еник
Definitions
- female equivalent of -еник
Ancestry of “-еница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | -еник | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ик | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |