Where does “-єць” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-єць”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-єць”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →