Where does “chudý” come from?
chudý (Old Czech) 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.
Ancestry of “chudý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | xudъ | small, little, weak |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ksowdós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- | to crush, disperse; to disintegrate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |