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Where does “bijeda” come from?

bijeda (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

Ancestry of “bijeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bijeda”

  • bijednik
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