Where does “Aleksandar” come from?

Aleksandar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Алеѯандръ, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Aleksandar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicАлеѯандръ
2Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
3Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
4Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
5Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Aleksandar

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός