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Where does “chóry” come from?

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

chóry (Lower Sorbian): ill, sick

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “chóry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorъill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “chóry”

  • chórownja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →