Where does “chudoba” come from?

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

chudoba (Czech): poverty

Definitions

poverty

Ancestry of “chudoba”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Czech	chudoba	—
2	Proto-Slavic	xudoba	leanness, thinness
3	Proto-Slavic	xudъ	small, little, weak
4	Proto-Indo-European	ksowdós	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-	to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
6	Proto-Indo-European	kes-	to scrape, comb

Words derived from “chudoba”

chudobka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →