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Where does “бескућник” come from?

бескућник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian без, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

бескућник (Serbo-Croatian): homeless person

Definitions

  1. homeless person

Ancestry of “бескућник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
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