Where does “vrhovnik” come from?

vrhovnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vȑh, from Proto-Slavic vьrxъ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrhovnik (Serbo-Croatian): the one that has supreme power, commander-in-chief

Definitions

  1. the one that has supreme power, commander-in-chief

Ancestry of “vrhovnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȑhtop
2Proto-Slavicvьrxъtop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrxъ →