Where does “strelec” come from?
strelec (Slovak) comes from Slovak -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
strelec (Slovak): shooter; bishop
Ancestry of “strelec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | -ec | Appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 3 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “strelec”