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Where does “bezvoljno” come from?

bezvoljno (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bèzvolja, 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.

bezvoljno (Serbo-Croatian): apathetically, indifferently

Definitions

  1. apathetically, indifferently

Ancestry of “bezvoljno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbèzvolja—
2Serbo-Croatianbezwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
3Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
4Persianبزgoat
5Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
8Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
9Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
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