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

chory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic xvorъ

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

via Proto-Slavic xorъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxorъdark, black

Words derived from “chory”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ →