Where does “biedula” come from?

biedula (Polish) comes from Polish bieda, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

biedula (Polish): poor thing

Definitions

  1. poor thing

Ancestry of “biedula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbiedapoverty, need; SNAFU, an undesirable situation;...
2Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “biedula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic běda →Every word from Polish bieda →