Where does “colníčka” come from?

colníčka (Slovak) comes from Slovak colník, from Slovak -ník, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Ancestry of “colníčka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakcolníkcustoms officer
2Slovak-níkNominal suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Slovak -níkEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ
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