Where does “beživotan” come from?

beživotan (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.

beživotan (Serbo-Croatian): lifeless

Definitions

  1. lifeless

Ancestry of “beživotan”, step by step

beživotan 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 životan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianživotanfull of life, energetic; life; vital, essential,...
2Proto-Slavic*životьnъ
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-