Where does “tjelohranitelj” come from?

tjelohranitelj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tijelo, from Proto-Slavic *tě̑lo — body.

tjelohranitelj (Serbo-Croatian): bodyguard

Definitions

  1. bodyguard

Ancestry of “tjelohranitelj”, step by step

tjelohranitelj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian tijelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantijelobody
2Proto-Slavic*tě̑lobody

via Serbo-Croatian hranitelj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhraniteljbreadwinner; provider
Every word from Proto-Slavic *tě̑lo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tijelo →