Where does “storoža” come from?

storoža (Ingrian) comes from Russian сто́рож, from Old Russian сторожь, from Proto-Slavic storžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic storʔg-.

Ancestry of “storoža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсто́рожwatch, watchman, guard, custodian
2Old Russianсторожь—
3Proto-Slavicstoržьguard
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstorʔg-—

Words derived from “storoža”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic storʔg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic storžь →Every word from Old Russian сторожь →