Russian жрец

← Proto-Balto-Slavic *girˀ- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (derived)

← Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь (inherited)

← Proto-Slavic *žьrti (mention)

← Proto-Slavic *-ьcь (mention)

→ Russian жрица (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian жрец (borrowed)

→ Serbo-Croatian žrec (borrowed)