Where does “нужда” come from?

нужда (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic ноужда, from Proto-Slavic nuďa, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut-, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- — death; the dead, corpse.

нужда (Russian): need, want, request; need, indigence

Definitions

  1. need, want, request; need, indigence

Ancestry of “нужда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicноужда—
2Proto-Slavicnuďaneed, necessity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂ut-torment, misfortune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse

Words derived from “нужда”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nuďa →