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pustelnik.

anchorite, eremite, hermit (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/pusˈtɛl.ɲik/

  1. anchorite, eremite, hermit (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons)

    masculine · person

  2. hermit, recluse (someone who likes solitude and shies away from people)

    figuratively · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *paustas Proto-Slavic *pustъ Polish pusty Proto-Slavic *-o Old Polish -o Polish -o Polish pusto Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Slavic *-ělъ Polish -el Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-yeh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-n-yeh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-injāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ьňà Old Polish -nia Polish -nia Polish -elnia Polish pustelnia Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Old Polish -ik Polish -ik Polish pustelnik From pustelnia + -ik.

noun/pusˈtɛl.ɲik/

  1. hermit crab

    animal-not-person · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *paustas Proto-Slavic *pustъ Polish pusty Proto-Slavic *-o Old Polish -o Polish -o Polish pusto Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Slavic *-ělъ Polish -el Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-yeh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-n-yeh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-injāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ьňà Old Polish -nia Polish -nia Polish -elnia Polish pustelnia Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Old Polish -ik Polish -ik Polish pustelnik From pustelnia + -ik.

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