Where does “rojtar” come from?

rojtar (Albanian) comes from Albanian rojë, from Albanian ruoj, from Proto-Albanian rāgnja.

rojtar (Albanian): watchman, watchdog; sentinel, sentry; caretaker,...

Definitions

  1. watchman, watchdog; sentinel, sentry; caretaker,...

Ancestry of “rojtar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianrojëwatch, guard
2Albanianruojto watch over, to observe, to guard
3Proto-Albanianrāgnja—
Every word from Proto-Albanian rāgnja →Every word from Albanian ruoj →Every word from Albanian rojë →