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Where does “безнадёжный” come from?

безнадёжный (Russian) comes from Russian без-, from Proto-Slavic bez- — without; -less.

безнадёжный (Russian): hopeless

Definitions

  1. hopeless

Ancestry of “безнадёжный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбез-dis-, un-; -less
2Proto-Slavicbez-without; -less

Words derived from “безнадёжный”

  • безнадёжность
  • безнадёжно
Every word from Proto-Slavic bez- →