Where does “bȅsperspektīvan” come from?
bȅsperspektīvan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bez, from Ottoman Turkish بز, from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
bȅsperspektīvan (Serbo-Croatian): not perspective, unpromising
Definitions
- not perspective, unpromising
Ancestry of “bȅsperspektīvan”, step by step
bȅsperspektīvan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian bez
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bez | without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بز | we; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric |
| 3 | Persian | بز | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | bujáh | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰuȷ́ás | goat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Serbo-Croatian perspektivan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | perspektivan | promising, up-and-coming |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -an | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |