Where does “ovčarstvo” come from?

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

ovčarstvo (Serbo-Croatian): sheep-breeding

Definitions

  1. sheep-breeding

Ancestry of “ovčarstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianovčarshepherd; sheepdog
2Serbo-Croatianjarspring; swelter, intense heat
3Proto-Slavicjarъfurious; Alternative form of *jaro
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁ro-year, spring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jarъ →
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