Where does “охра́нник” come from?

охра́нник (Russian) comes from Russian охрани́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

охра́нник (Russian): security guard, watchman guard

Definitions

  1. security guard, watchman guard

Ancestry of “охра́нник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianохрани́тьto guard, to safeguard, to defend, to preserve (e.g. the environment)
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi

Words derived from “охра́нник

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰiEvery word from Russian о-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab