Where does “lukostrelec” come from?

lukostrelec (Slovak) comes from Slovak strelec, from Slovak -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

lukostrelec (Slovak): archer, bowman

Definitions

  1. archer, bowman

Ancestry of “lukostrelec”, step by step

lukostrelec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak strelec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakstrelecshooter; bishop
2Slovak-ecAppended to nouns to form an agent noun; used...
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Slovak luk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaklukbow, a weapon to shoot arrows
2Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьcьEvery word from Slovak -ec
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