Where does “chorobný” come from?
chorobný (Czech) comes from Czech choroba, from Proto-Slavic xvoroba, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
chorobný (Czech): pathological
Ancestry of “chorobný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | choroba | disease |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xvoroba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xvorъ | ill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swor-o- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |