Where does “chudoba” come from?

chudoba (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic xudoba, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

chudoba (Old Polish): poverty; emaciated person

Definitions

  1. poverty; emaciated person

Ancestry of “chudoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxudobaleanness, thinness
2Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
5Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “chudoba”

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