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
- poverty; emaciated person
Ancestry of “chudoba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | xudoba | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xudъ | small, little, weak |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ksowdós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- | to crush, disperse; to disintegrate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |
Words derived from “chudoba”