Where does “отрок” come from?

отрок (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic отрокъ, from Proto-Slavic otrokъ, from Proto-Slavic rokъ, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

отрок (Bulgarian): boy, lad, youth a male child or young boy

Definitions

  1. boy, lad, youth a male child or young boy

Ancestry of “отрок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicотрокъchild; boy; servant
2Proto-Slavicotrokъchild, offspring; servant
3Proto-Slavicrokъtime, term; year
4Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Slavic reťi →Every word from Proto-Slavic rokъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic otrokъ →