Where does “bijednik” come from?

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

bijednik (Serbo-Croatian): wretch; scoundrel

Definitions

  1. wretch; scoundrel

Ancestry of “bijednik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbijédapoverty, squalor
2Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic běda →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bijéda →