Where does “-ївець” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ївець”, 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 →
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