Where does “телохранитељ” come from?

телохранитељ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian telo, from Proto-Slavic tělo — body.

телохранитељ (Serbo-Croatian): bodyguard

Definitions

  1. bodyguard

Ancestry of “телохранитељ”, step by step

телохранитељ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian telo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantelobody
2Proto-Slavictělobody

via Serbo-Croatian hranitelj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhraniteljbreadwinner; provider
Every word from Proto-Slavic tělo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian telo →