Where does “bydľa” come from?

bydľa (Old Slovak) comes from Polish bydło, from Old Polish bydło, from Proto-Slavic bydlò — dwelling, abode.

bydľa (Old Slovak): cattle

Definitions

  1. cattle

Ancestry of “bydľa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbydłocattle; rabble; uncultured or stupid people
2Old Polishbydłoexistence, abode, possessions > cattle
3Proto-Slavicbydlòdwelling, abode
Every word from Proto-Slavic bydlò →Every word from Old Polish bydło →Every word from Polish bydło →