Where does “bedžiaugsmis” come from?

bedžiaugsmis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian be, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź, from Proto-Indo-European bʰe — instrumental particle; outside, without.

bedžiaugsmis (Lithuanian): joyless

Definitions

  1. joyless

Ancestry of “bedžiaugsmis”, step by step

bedžiaugsmis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbewithout; besides; but, except
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*beź—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeinstrumental particle; outside, without

via Lithuanian džiaũgsmas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandžiaũgsmasjoy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰe →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *beź →Every word from Lithuanian be →