Where does “шкода” come from?

шкода (Old East Slavic) comes from Polish szkoda, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

шкода (Old East Slavic): damage, harm

Definitions

  1. damage, harm

Ancestry of “шкода”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszkodadamage, harm; Used to express regret or...
2Old High Germanscadodamage
3Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →