Where does “західняцький” come from?

західняцький (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian західня́к, from Russian -ня́к, from Ukrainian -ни́й, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

західняцький (Ukrainian): relating to people from Western Ukraine

Definitions

  1. relating to people from Western Ukraine

Ancestry of “західняцький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзахідня́кa native of Western Ukraine
2Russian-ня́к—
3Ukrainian-ни́йUsed to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Ukrainian -ни́й →Every word from Russian -ня́к →