Where does “bijedan” come from?
bijedan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bijéda, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
bijedan (Serbo-Croatian): poor, destitute; miserable, pathetic; haggard
Definitions
- poor, destitute; miserable, pathetic; haggard
Ancestry of “bijedan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bijéda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | běda | trouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
Words derived from “bijedan”