Where does “Barjaktarević” come from?

Barjaktarević (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian barjaktar, from Ottoman Turkish بیراقدار, from Ottoman Turkish -دار, from Persian دار, from Arabic دَار — house.

Ancestry of “Barjaktarević”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbarjaktarflag-bearer
2Ottoman Turkishبیراقدارflag-bearer, ensign
3Ottoman Turkish-دارbearer; … bearer
4Persianدارtree; gallows; wood
5Arabicدَارhouse
Every word from Arabic دَارEvery word from Persian دارEvery word from Ottoman Turkish -دار