Where does “убо́гий” come from?

убо́гий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic ubogъ, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

убо́гий (Russian): wretched, poor, poverty-stricken, squalid, miserable, sordid, beggarly

Definitions

  1. wretched, poor, poverty-stricken, squalid, miserable, sordid, beggarly

Ancestry of “убо́гий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicubogъpoor
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “убо́гий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →