Where does “стражник” come from?

стражник (Russian) comes from Russian стра́жа, from Old Church Slavonic стража, from Proto-Slavic storža, from Proto-Slavic storgja.

стражник (Russian): guard

Definitions

  1. guard

Ancestry of “стражник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстра́жаguard, watch
2Old Church Slavonicстражаguard
3Proto-Slavicstoržaguard, watch
4Proto-Slavicstorgja—
Every word from Proto-Slavic storgja →Every word from Proto-Slavic storža →Every word from Old Church Slavonic стража →