Where does “безобразник” come from?
безобразник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian безо̀бразан, from Serbo-Croatian без, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.
безобразник (Serbo-Croatian): saucebox
Ancestry of “безобразник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | безо̀бразан | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | без | without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |