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Where does “xudъ” come from?

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

xudъ (Proto-Slavic): small, little, weak

Definitions

  1. small, little, weak

Ancestry of “xudъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
3Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “xudъ”

  • Chudy
  • худой
  • худощавый
  • chudy
  • Chudy
  • chudoba
  • chudość
  • Chudzik
  • худ
  • hud
  • Chudý
  • chudnout
  • chudý
  • chudoba
  • chudina
  • chudinský
  • xudoba
  • chudý
  • Chudý
  • hud
  • chudy
  • chudy
  • chudoba
  • chudy
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