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Where does “־ניק” come from?

־ניק (Yiddish) comes from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

־ניק (Yiddish): -nik, -er

Definitions

  1. -nik, -er

Ancestry of “־ניק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-nik-er
2Old Polish-nik—
3Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

Words derived from “־ניק”

  • ־ניק
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