Where does “заставник” come from?

заставник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ник, from Proto-Slavic -(ь)nikъ.

заставник (Serbo-Croatian): warrant officer; ensign; flag-bearer,...

Definitions

  1. warrant officer; ensign; flag-bearer,...

Ancestry of “заставник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-никSuffix appended to nominal stems to create a...
2Proto-Slavic-(ь)nikъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -(ь)nikъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ник →