Where does “беспослен” come from?
беспослен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̀сао, from Proto-Slavic posъlъ, from Proto-Slavic sъlъ — messenger.
беспослен (Serbo-Croatian): idle
Ancestry of “беспослен”, step by step
беспослен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian по̀сао
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | по̀сао | job |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | posъlъ | envoy, messenger; task, assignment |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъlъ | messenger |
via Serbo-Croatian без
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | без | without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bez | without |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeǵʰs | — |
Words derived from “беспослен”