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Where does “безимен” come from?

безимен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bezimenьnъ, from Proto-Slavic jьmę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inˀmin, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

безимен (Serbo-Croatian): nameless; anonymous, unknown

Definitions

  1. nameless; anonymous, unknown

Ancestry of “безимен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbezimenьnъnameless, anonymous
2Proto-Slavicjьmęname
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*inˀmin—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →