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Where does “стражь” come from?

стражь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic storžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic storʔg-.

стражь (Old Church Slavonic): guard

Definitions

  1. guard

Ancestry of “стражь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstoržьguard
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstorʔg-—

Words derived from “стражь”

  • страж
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic storʔg- →