Where does “беспоштедан” come from?
беспоштедан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian поштеда, from Serbo-Croatian поште́дјети, from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
Ancestry of “беспоштедан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | поштеда | mercy, grace; leave |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | поште́дјети | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | по | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
Words derived from “беспоштедан”