Serbo-Croatian -ник

← Lithuanian laukinykas (mention)

← Lithuanian laukas (mention)

← Old Prussian laukinikis (mention)

← Serbo-Croatian -ик (mention)

← Proto-Slavic *-(ь)nikъ (inherited)

→ Serbo-Croatian водоник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian рјечник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian споменик (suffix)

→ Serbo-Croatian малоумник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian тисућник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian тисутњик (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian бојовник (mention)

→ Serbo-Croatian кисеоник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian правник (mention)

→ Serbo-Croatian -ница (suffix)

→ Serbo-Croatian двојник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian заточник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian повереник (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian повјереник (affix)