Where does “ovčar” come from?

ovčar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jar, from Proto-Slavic jarъ, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

ovčar (Serbo-Croatian): shepherd; sheepdog

Definitions

  1. shepherd; sheepdog

Ancestry of “ovčar”, step by step

ovčar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian jar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjarspring; swelter, intense heat
2Proto-Slavicjarъfurious; Alternative form of *jaro
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁ro-year, spring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via Serbo-Croatian ovca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianovcasheep mammal, ewe
2Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “ovčar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jarъ →