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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
убожество (Russian): squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness;...
Definitions
- squalor, poverty, wretchedness, beggarliness;...
Ancestry of “убожество”, 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 |