Where does “beskičmen” come from?

beskičmen (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kičma, from Ottoman Turkish قیچ, from Proto-Turkic *kïč.

beskičmen (Serbo-Croatian): spineless

Definitions

  1. spineless

Ancestry of “beskičmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankičmaspine; backbone
2Ottoman Turkishقیچ—
3Proto-Turkic*kïč—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *kïč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیچ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kičma →