Where does “заповедник” come from?

заповедник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian за̏пове̄д, from Proto-Slavic *zapovědь — order, command.

заповедник (Serbo-Croatian): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “заповедник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianза̏пове̄дorder, command
2Proto-Slavic*zapovědьorder, command
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zapovědь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian за̏пове̄д →
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