Where does “бесплътьнъ” come from?

бесплътьнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic без, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

бесплътьнъ (Old Church Slavonic): incorporeal, immaterial

Definitions

  1. incorporeal, immaterial

Ancestry of “бесплътьнъ”, step by step

бесплътьнъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбезwithout
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Old Church Slavonic плъть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicплътьbody, flesh
2Proto-Slavicplъtьskin, complexion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Old Church Slavonic без →