Where does “ноужда” come from?
ноужда (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic nuďa, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut-, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.
ноужда (Old Church Slavonic): need, necessity
Ancestry of “ноужда”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | nuďa | need, necessity |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂ut- | torment, misfortune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neh₂w- | death; the dead, corpse |
Words derived from “ноужда”