Where does “besediti” come from?

besediti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bèseda, from Proto-Slavic besěda, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

besediti (Serbo-Croatian): to speak; to deliver a talk or sermon

Definitions

  1. to speak; to deliver a talk or sermon

Ancestry of “besediti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbèsedaword
2Proto-Slavicbesědasitting outdoors; an outdoor gathering;...
3Proto-Slavicbezwithout
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Proto-Slavic besěda →