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

Definitions

  1. idleness

Ancestry of “беспосленост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбеспосленidle
2Serbo-Croatianпо̀саоjob
3Proto-Slavicposъlъenvoy, messenger; task, assignment
4Proto-Slavicsъlъmessenger
Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic posъlъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian по̀сао →