Where does “bezmála” come from?

bezmála (Czech) comes from Czech bez, from Old Czech bez, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

bezmála (Czech): almost, nearly

Definitions

  1. almost, nearly

Ancestry of “bezmála”, step by step

bezmála traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech bez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbezelderberry; without
2Old Czechbezelder
3Proto-Slavicbezwithout
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Czech málo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmálolittle, few
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Old Czech bez →