Where does “без” come from?

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

без (Serbo-Croatian): without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...

Definitions

  1. without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...

Ancestry of “без”, step by step

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

Words derived from “без”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →
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