Where does “стража” come from?

стража (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic стража, from Proto-Slavic storža, from Proto-Slavic storgja.

стража (Bulgarian): guard, watch the duty or act of guarding, watching over, or protecting someone or something

Definitions

  1. guard, watch the duty or act of guarding, watching over, or protecting someone or something

Ancestry of “стража”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicстражаguard
2Proto-Slavicstoržaguard, watch
3Proto-Slavicstorgja—
Every word from Proto-Slavic storgja →Every word from Proto-Slavic storža →Every word from Old Church Slavonic стража →