Where does “strelec” come from?

strelec (Slovak) comes from Slovak streliť, from Proto-Slavic strěliti.

strelec (Slovak): shooter; bishop

Definitions

  1. shooter; bishop

Ancestry of “strelec”, step by step

strelec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak streliť

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakstreliťto shoot, fire
2Proto-Slavicstrěliti—

via Proto-Slavic *strělьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*strělьcь—

Words derived from “strelec”

Every word from Proto-Slavic strěliti →Every word from Slovak streliť →