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Where does “bezvjeran” come from?

bezvjeran (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.

Ancestry of “bezvjeran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbezwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
3Persianبزgoat
4Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bezvjeran”

  • bezvjernica
  • bezvjerac
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