Where does “bezdarbs” come from?

bezdarbs (Latvian) comes from Latvian darbs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dar-bas, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

bezdarbs (Latvian): unemployment, joblessness, worklessness

Definitions

  1. unemployment, joblessness, worklessness

Ancestry of “bezdarbs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandarbswork (noun), job, business
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdar-bas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dar-bas →Every word from Latvian darbs →