Where does “хоудъ” come from?

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

хоудъ (Old Church Slavonic): weak, feeble; small

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble; small

Ancestry of “хоудъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “хоудъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →