Where does “безнадёжность” come from?
безнадёжность (Russian) comes from Russian безнадёжный, from Russian без-, from Proto-Slavic bez- — without; -less.
безнадёжность (Russian): hopelessness; despair
Ancestry of “безнадёжность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | безнадёжный | hopeless |
| 2 | Russian | без- | dis-, un-; -less |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bez- | without; -less |