Where does “просвітницький” come from?

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

просвітницький (Ukrainian): educational, educative, enlightening

Definitions

  1. educational, educative, enlightening

Ancestry of “просвітницький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпросві́тникEnlightenment thinker
2Ukrainian-ник
3Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Ukrainian -никEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ