Where does “chudobka” come from?

chudobka (Czech) comes from Czech chudoba, 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.

chudobka (Czech): daisy

Definitions

  1. daisy

Ancestry of “chudobka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchudobapoverty
2Old Czechchudoba—
3Proto-Slavicxudobaleanness, thinness
4Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
7Proto-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 →