Where does “nesavjesno” come from?
nesavjesno (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nesávjestan, from Serbo-Croatian sávjestan, from Serbo-Croatian sávjest, from Old Church Slavonic съвѣсть, from Old Church Slavonic съвѣдѣти, from Old Church Slavonic съ, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
nesavjesno (Serbo-Croatian): unconscionably
Definitions
- unconscionably
Ancestry of “nesavjesno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | nesávjestan | unconscionable, unscrupulous |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | sávjestan | conscientious |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | sávjest | conscience |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | съвѣсть | conscience |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | съвѣдѣти | to know; to know thyself |
| 6 | Old Church Slavonic | съ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |