Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-nikъ

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Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Compound of *-nъ +‎ *-ikъ, cognate with Latvian -nieks.

The form *-nikъ seems to be prevalent mainly in East and South Slavic. West Slavic uses instead *-nьcь (from *-nъ +‎ *-ьcь), e.g. Polish pomazaniec, wybraniec.

Suffix

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*-nikъ m

  1. From verbal root-stems, forms agent or object nouns.
    *podati (to yield)*podanikъ (subject)
    *vъstati (to rise up)*vъstanikъ (rebel, insurgent)
  2. From nominal root-stems, forms object nouns.
    *věja (branch)*věnikъ (wreath)

Usage notes

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Declension

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Alternative forms

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