Where does “ubogo” come from?

ubogo (Polish) comes from Polish ubogi, from Old Polish ubog, from Proto-Slavic ubogъ, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ubogo (Polish): poorly, in poverty

Definitions

  1. poorly, in poverty

Ancestry of “ubogo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishubogipoor
2Old Polishubog—
3Proto-Slavicubogъpoor
4Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
5Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →
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