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Where does “бесавесно” come from?

бесавесно (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian беса́вестан, from Serbo-Croatian са́вестан, from Serbo-Croatian са́вест, from Old Church Slavonic съвѣсть, from Old Church Slavonic съвѣдѣти, from Old Church Slavonic съ, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.

бесавесно (Serbo-Croatian): unscrupulously, consciencelessly

Definitions

  1. unscrupulously, consciencelessly

Ancestry of “бесавесно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбеса́вестан—
2Serbo-Croatianса́вестан—
3Serbo-Croatianса́вест—
4Old Church Slavonicсъвѣстьconscience
5Old Church Slavonicсъвѣдѣтиto know; to know thyself
6Old Church Slavonicсъwith
7Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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