Where does “chuďounký” come from?

chuďounký (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.

chuďounký (Czech): very poor

Definitions

  1. very poor

Ancestry of “chuďounký”, 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 →