Where does “без” come from?
без (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.
без (Russian): without; minus
Ancestry of “без”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |