Where does “-ник” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ник”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ник”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ →