Where does “telohranitelj” come from?

telohranitelj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian telo, from Proto-Slavic tělo — body.

telohranitelj (Serbo-Croatian): bodyguard

Definitions

  1. bodyguard

Ancestry of “telohranitelj”, step by step

telohranitelj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian telo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantelobody
2Proto-Slavictělobody

via Serbo-Croatian hranitelj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhraniteljbreadwinner; provider
Every word from Proto-Slavic tělo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian telo →