Where does “мостовак” come from?

мостовак (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мост, from Old Church Slavonic мостъ, from Proto-Slavic mostъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás.

мостовак (Bulgarian): guard or operator of a bridge

Definitions

  1. guard or operator of a bridge

Ancestry of “мостовак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмостbridge; axle; backbend
2Old Church Slavonicмостъbridge
3Proto-Slavicmostъbridge
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mastás—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mastás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mostъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic мостъ →