Where does “благоді́йник” come from?

благоді́йник (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

благоді́йник (Ukrainian): philanthropist, benefactor, almsman, gooder, welldoer

Definitions

  1. philanthropist, benefactor, almsman, gooder, welldoer

Ancestry of “благоді́йник”, step by step

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

Words derived from “благоді́йник

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Ukrainian -никEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ
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