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Where does “bez” come from?

bez (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

bez (Serbo-Croatian): without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...

Definitions

  1. without, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...

Ancestry of “bez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
2Persianبزgoat
3Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bez”

  • besklasan
  • beskičmen
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