Where does “bedugnis” come from?
bedugnis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian dugnas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dubna, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
bedugnis (Lithuanian): bottomless
Ancestry of “bedugnis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | dugnas | bottom; background; groundwork |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dubna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰubʰnós | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |