Etymology

Reznik

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Czech Řezník ← Slovak Rezník ← Russian Резник
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The story

  1. Polish · derived fromRzeźnik
  2. Russian · borrowed fromРезник
  3. Slovak · borrowed fromRezník
  4. Czech · borrowed fromŘezník
  5. English todayReznik

From various surnames meaning "butcher" in Slavic languages, including: * Czech Řezník * Slovak Rezník * Russian Резник (Reznik) * a respelling of Polish Rzeźnik

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.