Where does “дурник” come from?

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

дурник (Ukrainian): fool, mug stupid person

Definitions

  1. fool, mug stupid person

Ancestry of “дурник”, step by step

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