Where does “chuďas” come from?

chuďas (Czech) comes from Czech Chudý, from Old Czech chudý, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

chuďas (Czech): a poor man

Definitions

  1. a poor man

Ancestry of “chuďas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechChudý—
2Old Czechchudýpoor
3Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
6Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →