Where does “choroba” come from?

choroba (Old Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic xvoroba, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

choroba (Old Slovak): disease; sickness, illness

Definitions

  1. disease; sickness, illness

Ancestry of “choroba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorobadisease, illness
2Proto-Slavicxvorъill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ →