Where does “-вець” come from?

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

-вець (Ukrainian): forms masculine nouns from verbs

Definitions

  1. forms masculine nouns from verbs

Ancestry of “-вець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-е́ць—
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-вець”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Ukrainian -е́ць →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →