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Where does “beskrajan” come from?

beskrajan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȅskrāj, 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- — to sift, to separate.

beskrajan (Serbo-Croatian): endless

Definitions

  1. endless

Ancestry of “beskrajan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȅskrāj—
2Serbo-Croatiankrȃjend, border; region
3Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
4Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
5Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate
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