Where does “голодуха” come from?

голодуха (Russian) comes from Russian го́лод, from Old East Slavic голодъ, from Proto-Slavic goldъ — hunger.

голодуха (Russian): hunger, starvation

Definitions

  1. hunger, starvation

Ancestry of “голодуха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́лодhunger
2Old East Slavicголодъ—
3Proto-Slavicgoldъhunger
Every word from Proto-Slavic goldъ →Every word from Old East Slavic голодъ →Every word from Russian го́лод →
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