Where does “Wječnik” come from?

Wječnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian rječnik, from Serbo-Croatian riječ, from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

Wječnik (Serbo-Croatian): Wiktionary

Definitions

  1. Wiktionary

Ancestry of “Wječnik”, step by step

Wječnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian rječnik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrječnikdictionary
2Serbo-Croatianriječword
3Proto-Slavicrěčьspeech
4Proto-Slavicrěk-
5Proto-SlavicForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
6Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

via Serbo-Croatian en:wiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianen:wiki
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -isEvery word from Proto-Slavic Every word from Proto-Slavic rěk-