Where does “colník” come from?

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

colník (Slovak): customs officer

Definitions

  1. customs officer

Ancestry of “colník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-níkNominal suffix
2Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “colník”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Slovak -ník →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →