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Where does “chory” come from?

chory (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

chory (Polish): ill, sick; poisonous, noxious; outlandish, bogus

Definitions

  1. ill, sick; poisonous, noxious; outlandish, bogus

Ancestry of “chory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorъill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “chory”

  • Chorzów
  • Chory
  • Chorzów
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →