Where does “ubohý” come from?

ubohý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ubogъ, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ubohý (Czech): poor, wretched, miserable

Definitions

  1. poor, wretched, miserable

Ancestry of “ubohý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicubogъpoor
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “ubohý

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au