Where does “grănicer” come from?

grănicer (Romanian) comes from Romanian graniță, from Old Church Slavonic граница, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca — border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas.

grănicer (Romanian): border guard

Definitions

  1. border guard

Ancestry of “grănicer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangranițăboundary, border
2Old Church Slavonicграница—
3Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas

Words derived from “grănicer”

Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Church Slavonic граница →Every word from Romanian graniță →