Where does “stražar” come from?

stražar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian straža, from Proto-Slavic storža, from Proto-Slavic storgja.

stražar (Serbo-Croatian): sentry, guard

Definitions

  1. sentry, guard

Ancestry of “stražar”, step by step

stražar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian straža

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstražaguard, watch
2Proto-Slavicstoržaguard, watch
3Proto-Slavicstorgja—

via Serbo-Croatian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianarare
Every word from Proto-Slavic storgja →Every word from Proto-Slavic storža →Every word from Serbo-Croatian straža →