Where does “strelets” come from?

strelets (English) comes from Russian стреле́ц, from Proto-Slavic *strělьcь.

strelets (English): A unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the...

Definitions

  1. A unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the...

Ancestry of “strelets”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстреле́цshooter, archer
2Proto-Slavic*strělьcь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *strělьcь →Every word from Russian стреле́ц →