Where does “биједник” come from?
биједник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бије́да, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
биједник (Serbo-Croatian): wretch; scoundrel
Ancestry of “биједник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | бије́да | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | běda | trouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |