Where does “безгрешан” come from?
безгрешан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian грешан, from Proto-Slavic grěšьnъ, from Proto-Slavic grěxъ — sin.
безгрешан (Serbo-Croatian): sinless
Ancestry of “безгрешан”, step by step
безгрешан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian грешан
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | грешан | sinful, sinning |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | grěšьnъ | wrong, erroneous |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | grěxъ | sin |
via Serbo-Croatian без
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | без | without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |