Where does “бесмислен” come from?

бесмислен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian смислен, from Serbo-Croatian сми̑сао, from Serbo-Croatian ми̑сао, from Proto-Slavic myslь, from Proto-Indo-European muHdʰ-.

бесмислен (Serbo-Croatian): senseless, reasonless, absurd

Definitions

  1. senseless, reasonless, absurd

Ancestry of “бесмислен”, step by step

бесмислен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian смислен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсмисленthought out, sensible
2Serbo-Croatianсми̑саоsense, meaning
3Serbo-Croatianми̑саоthought
4Proto-Slavicmyslьthought, idea
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHdʰ-—

via Serbo-Croatian без

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

Words derived from “бесмислен”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European muHdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic myslь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ми̑сао →