Where does “kvasac” come from?

kvasac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ac, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

kvasac (Serbo-Croatian): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “kvasac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-acSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →