Where does “bydlo” come from?

bydlo (English) comes from Polish bydło, from Old Polish bydło, from Proto-Slavic bydlò — dwelling, abode.

bydlo (English): Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and...

Definitions

  1. Someone who is backwards, lacking refinement and...

Ancestry of “bydlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbydłocattle; rabble; uncultured or stupid people
2Old Polishbydłoexistence, abode, possessions > cattle
3Proto-Slavicbydlòdwelling, abode
Every word from Proto-Slavic bydlò →Every word from Old Polish bydło →Every word from Polish bydło →