Where does “соняшник” come from?

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

соняшник (Ukrainian): sunflower; sunflowers

Definitions

  1. sunflower; sunflowers

Ancestry of “соняшник”, step by step

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

Words derived from “соняшник

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъEvery word from Ukrainian -никEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ
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