Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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From хащъ (xašč) +‎ -никъ (-nik).

Noun

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хащникъ (xaščnikm

  1. shrub, thicket, bush
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nouns

Descendants

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  • Ukrainian: хашни́к (xašnýk) (dialectal)

Further reading

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  • Dydyk-Meush, H. M., Slobodzianyk, O. Z. (2015) “хащникъ”, in Українські краєвиди XVI–XVIII ст. [Ukrainian landscapes of 16ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), Lviv: Kolo, →ISBN, page 334
  • Tymchenko, E. K. (2003) “хащникъ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 460