Where does “убогость” come from?
убогость (Russian) comes from Russian убо́гий, 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.
убогость (Russian): disability, handicap; wretchedness, poverty,...
Definitions
- disability, handicap; wretchedness, poverty,...
Ancestry of “убогость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | убо́гий | wretched, poor, poverty-stricken, squalid, miserable, sordid, beggarly |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ubogъ | poor |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | u | at, near, by |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | au | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |