Where does “бескичмен” come from?

бескичмен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ки̑чма, from Ottoman Turkish قیچ, from Proto-Turkic *kïč.

бескичмен (Serbo-Croatian): spineless

Definitions

  1. spineless

Ancestry of “бескичмен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianки̑чмаspine
2Ottoman Turkishقیچ—
3Proto-Turkic*kïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیچ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ки̑чма →