Where does “-лець” come from?

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

-лець (Ukrainian): Deverbal suffix used to form masculine nouns

Definitions

  1. Deverbal suffix used to form masculine nouns

Ancestry of “-лець”, step by step

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