Where does “хоудость” come from?

хоудость (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic хоудъ, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

хоудость (Old Church Slavonic): weakness; sickness

Definitions

  1. weakness; sickness

Ancestry of “хоудость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicхоудъweak, feeble; small
2Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
5Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →