Where does “овчар” come from?

овчар (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -а́р, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

овчар (Bulgarian): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “овчар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-а́рer, -or
2Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
3Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “овчар

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz