Where does “бедняжка” come from?

бедняжка (Russian) comes from Russian бедняга, from Russian бе́дный, from Proto-Slavic bědьnъ, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

бедняжка (Russian): poor thing, poor fellow, poor devil

Definitions

  1. poor thing, poor fellow, poor devil

Ancestry of “бедняжка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбеднягаpoor fellow, poor devil, wretch
2Russianбе́дныйpoor
3Proto-Slavicbědьnъpoor, wretched
4Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic běda →Every word from Proto-Slavic bědьnъ →