Where does “смикавець” come from?

смикавець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -вець, from Ukrainian -е́ць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

смикавець (Ukrainian): Cyperus: one of the genus'es numerous lawn plants

Definitions

  1. Cyperus: one of the genus'es numerous lawn plants

Ancestry of “смикавець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-вецьforms masculine nouns from verbs
2Ukrainian-е́ць—
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Ukrainian -е́ць →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →