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

  1. poor, destitute; miserable, pathetic; haggard

Ancestry of “bijedan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbijédapoverty, squalor
2Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bijedan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic běda →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bijéda →
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