Where does “zbabelec” come from?

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

zbabelec (Slovak): coward

Definitions

  1. coward

Ancestry of “zbabelec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-ecAppended to nouns to form an agent noun; used...
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 Slovak -ec →