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
- illness, sickness, disease
Ancestry of “choroba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | choroba | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xvoroba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xvorъ | ill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swor-o- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
Words derived from “choroba”