Where does “kamenik” come from?

kamenik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kamen, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kamenik (Serbo-Croatian): stone mine

Definitions

  1. stone mine

Ancestry of “kamenik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankamenstone
2Proto-Slavickamystone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →