Where does “безбројан” come from?

безбројан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бројан, from Serbo-Croatian бро̑ј, from Proto-Slavic brojь — count?.

безбројан (Serbo-Croatian): countless, innumerable

Definitions

  1. countless, innumerable

Ancestry of “безбројан”, step by step

безбројан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian бројан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбројанnumerous
2Serbo-Croatianбро̑јnumber
3Proto-Slavicbrojьcount?

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Proto-Slavic brojь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бро̑ј →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бројан →