Where does “благодійницький” come from?
благодійницький (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian благоді́йник, from Ukrainian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
благодійницький (Ukrainian): benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary
Definitions
- benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary
Ancestry of “благодійницький”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | благоді́йник | philanthropist, benefactor, almsman, gooder, welldoer |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ник | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnikъ | From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |