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Where does “граничар” come from?

граничар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гра̀ница, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca.

граничар (Serbo-Croatian): border guard; frontiersman

Definitions

  1. border guard; frontiersman

Ancestry of “граничар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгра̀ница—
2Proto-Slavicgrani̋ca—
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →