Where does “безброй” come from?

безброй (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian без, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

безброй (Bulgarian): countless, myriad

Definitions

  1. countless, myriad

Ancestry of “безброй”, step by step

безброй traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбезwithout
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Bulgarian брой

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбройnumber, quantity
2Proto-Slavicbrojьcount?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Bulgarian без →