Where does “вапня́к” come from?

вапня́к (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -я́к, from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

вапня́к (Ukrainian): limestone

Definitions

  1. limestone

Ancestry of “вапня́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-я́кer
2Russian-а́кsuffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
3Old East Slavic-акъ
4Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

Words derived from “вапня́к

Every word from Proto-Slavic -akъEvery word from Russian -а́кEvery word from Russian -я́к