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Where does “беспоштедност” come from?

беспоштедност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бе̏споште̄дан, 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.

беспоштедност (Serbo-Croatian): mercilessness, unsparingness

Definitions

  1. mercilessness, unsparingness

Ancestry of “беспоштедност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбе̏споште̄дан—
2Serbo-Croatianпоштедаmercy, grace; leave
3Serbo-Croatianпоште́дјети—
4Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
5Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
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