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Where does “убожество” come from?

убожество (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.

убожество (Russian): squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness;...

Definitions

  1. squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness;...

Ancestry of “убожество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianубо́гий—
2Proto-Slavicubogъpoor
3Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
4Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →