Where does “язичник” come from?

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

язичник (Ukrainian): pagan, heathen not adhering to an Abrahamic religion

Definitions

  1. pagan, heathen not adhering to an Abrahamic religion

Ancestry of “язичник”, 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 →