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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bezstrašьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *bez- (without) + *straxъ (fear) + *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*bezstrašьnъ

  1. fearless

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: бясстра́шны (bjasstrášny)
    • Russian: бесстра́шный (besstrášnyj)
    • Ukrainian: безстра́шний (bezstrášnyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: bezstrašný

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bezstrašьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 45
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