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Where does “choroba” come from?

choroba (Polish) comes from Old Polish choroba, 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 (Polish): illness, sickness, disease

Definitions

  1. illness, sickness, disease

Ancestry of “choroba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchoroba—
2Proto-Slavicxvoroba—
3Proto-Slavicxvorъill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “choroba”

  • chorobowy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →