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Where does “nuda” come from?

nuda (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut-, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.

nuda (Proto-Slavic): need, necessity

Definitions

  1. need, necessity

Ancestry of “nuda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂ut-torment, misfortune
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse

Words derived from “nuda”

  • нужда
  • nędza
  • mala nužda
  • нужда
  • velika nužda
  • nužda
  • нужда
  • нужда
  • ноужда
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →