Where does “бескаматни” come from?

бескаматни (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian каматни, from Serbo-Croatian ка̏мата, from Ancient Greek κάματος — toil, trouble; weariness, exhaustion, fatigue,...

бескаматни (Serbo-Croatian): interest-free, without interest

Definitions

  1. interest-free, without interest

Ancestry of “бескаматни”, step by step

бескаматни traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian каматни

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкаматниinterest
2Serbo-Croatianка̏матаinterest
3Ancient Greekκάματοςtoil, trouble; weariness, exhaustion, fatigue,...

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Ancient Greek κάματος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ка̏мата →Every word from Serbo-Croatian каматни →