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
Ancestry of “ovčarstvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ovčar | shepherd; sheepdog |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | jar | spring; swelter, intense heat |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jarъ | furious; Alternative form of *jaro |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁ro- | year, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |