Where does “беспослица” come from?

беспослица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по̀сао, from Proto-Slavic posъlъ, from Proto-Slavic sъlъ — messenger.

беспослица (Serbo-Croatian): idleness, laziness

Definitions

  1. idleness, laziness

Ancestry of “беспослица”, step by step

беспослица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по̀сао

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпо̀саоjob
2Proto-Slavicposъlъenvoy, messenger; task, assignment
3Proto-Slavicsъlъmessenger

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic posъlъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian по̀сао →