Where does “беда” come from?

беда (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic бѣда, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

беда (Bulgarian): trouble, adversity, disaster, mishap

Definitions

  1. trouble, adversity, disaster, mishap

Ancestry of “беда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбѣдаneed, necessity; distress
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 Old Church Slavonic бѣда →