Where does “безбожан” come from?

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

безбожан (Serbo-Croatian): godless

Definitions

  1. godless

Ancestry of “безбожан”, step by step

безбожан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Serbo-Croatian бо̑г

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбо̑гgod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Serbo-Croatian без →