Where does “нужда” come from?

нужда (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic nuďa, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut-, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.

нужда (Macedonian): necessity; need to go the bathroom

Definitions

  1. necessity; need to go the bathroom

Ancestry of “нужда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnuďaneed, necessity
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂ut-torment, misfortune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nuďa →