Where does “позорник” come from?

позорник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian позо́р, from Proto-Slavic pozorъ — attention, sight.

позорник (Serbo-Croatian): private; seaman; patrolman, policeman

Definitions

  1. private; seaman; patrolman, policeman

Ancestry of “позорник”, step by step

позорник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian позо́р

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпозо́рshame, disgrace, infamy, humiliation
2Proto-Slavicpozorъattention, sight

via Serbo-Croatian позоран

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпозоранcareful, attentive
Every word from Proto-Slavic pozorъ →Every word from Russian позо́р →