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Where does “besciljno” come from?

besciljno (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȅscīljan, from Serbo-Croatian ciljan, from Serbo-Croatian cȋlj, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.

besciljno (Serbo-Croatian): aimlessly

Definitions

  1. aimlessly

Ancestry of “besciljno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȅscīljan—
2Serbo-Croatianciljantargeted
3Serbo-Croatiancȋlj—
4Middle High Germanzil—
5Old High Germanzil—
6Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
7Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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