Where does “Александар” come from?

Александар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Алеѯандръ, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Александар”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Church Slavonic	Алеѯандръ	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ἀλέξανδρος	Alexander
3	Ancient Greek	ἀλέξω	to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
4	Ancient Greek	ἀνδρός	genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
5	Ancient Greek	ἀνήρ	man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6	Proto-Hellenic	*anḗr	man

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός →