Where does “besposličariti” come from?
besposličariti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bèsposlica, 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 — young he-goat.
besposličariti (Serbo-Croatian): to idle, loiter
Ancestry of “besposličariti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bèsposlica | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | bez | without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بز | we; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric |
| 4 | Persian | بز | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | bujáh | goat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰuȷ́ás | goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |