Where does “chudoba” come from?

chudoba (Polish) comes from Old Polish chudoba, from Proto-Slavic xudoba, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

chudoba (Polish): All of the livestock at a given farm; A horse...

Definitions

  1. All of the livestock at a given farm; A horse...

Ancestry of “chudoba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchudobapoverty; emaciated person
2Proto-Slavicxudobaleanness, thinness
3Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
6Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “chudoba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós →