Etymology Explorer › Serbo-CroatianWhere does “бесмислено” come from? бесмислено (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бесмислен, from Serbo-Croatian смислен, from Serbo-Croatian сми̑сао, from Serbo-Croatian ми̑сао, from Proto-Slavic myslь, from Proto-Indo-European muHdʰ-.
бесмислено (Serbo-Croatian): senselessly, absurdly
Ancestry of “бесмислено”, step by step бесмислено traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian бесмислен Step Language Word Meaning 1 Serbo-Croatian бесмислен senseless, reasonless, absurd 2 Serbo-Croatian смислен thought out, sensible 3 Serbo-Croatian сми̑сао sense, meaning 4 Serbo-Croatian ми̑сао thought 5 Proto-Slavic myslь thought, idea 6 Proto-Indo-European muHdʰ- —
via Serbo-Croatian о Step Language Word Meaning 1 Serbo-Croatian о on, against; about, concerning 2 Proto-Slavic o(b) around, about; concerning; against, on 3 Proto-Balto-Slavic ab — 4 Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi —