Where does “безбрижан” come from?

безбрижан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian брижан, from Serbo-Croatian бри̏га, from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

безбрижан (Serbo-Croatian): carefree

Definitions

  1. carefree

Ancestry of “безбрижан”, step by step

безбрижан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian брижан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбрижанattentive, careful; devoted; worried, concerned
2Serbo-Croatianбри̏гаworry
3Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →
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