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Where does “beskraj” come from?

beskraj (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.

Ancestry of “beskraj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȃjend, border; region
2Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
3Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

Words derived from “beskraj”

  • beskrajno
  • beskrajan
  • beskrajnost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →