Where does “беспосленост” come from?
беспосленост (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian беспослен, from Serbo-Croatian по̀сао, from Proto-Slavic posъlъ, from Proto-Slavic sъlъ — messenger.
беспосленост (Serbo-Croatian): idleness
Ancestry of “беспосленост”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | беспослен | idle |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | по̀сао | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | posъlъ | envoy, messenger; task, assignment |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъlъ | messenger |