Where does “chórownja” come from?

chórownja (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian chóry, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

chórownja (Lower Sorbian): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “chórownja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianchóryill, sick
2Proto-Slavicxvorъill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ →