Where does “bȅskrāj” come from?
bȅskrāj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȃj, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- — to sift, to separate.
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Ancestry of “bȅskrāj”, step by step
bȅskrāj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian krȃj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | krȃj | end, border; region |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |
via Serbo-Croatian bez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bez | without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بز | we; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric |
| 3 | Persian | بز | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bujáh | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰuȷ́ás | goat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |