Where does “сторожь” come from?

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

Ancestry of “сторожь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сторожь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic storʔg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic storžь →
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