Where does “bèzglav” come from?

bèzglav (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bez, from Ottoman Turkish بز, from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bèzglav (Serbo-Croatian): headless

Definitions

  1. headless

Ancestry of “bèzglav”, step by step

bèzglav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbezwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
3Persianبزgoat
4Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Serbo-Croatian gláva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianglávahead
2Proto-Slavicgolvàhead
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalˀwā́ˀhead
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

Words derived from “bèzglav

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-