Where does “без” come from?

без (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

без (Russian): without; minus

Definitions

  1. without; minus

Ancestry of “без”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbezwithout
2Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs

Words derived from “без

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰsEvery word from Proto-Slavic bez