Where does “нужда” come from?

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

нужда (Serbo-Croatian): need; necessity

Definitions

  1. need; necessity

Ancestry of “нужда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнуждаneed, want, request; need, indigence
2Church Slavonicноужда—
3Proto-Slavicnuďaneed, necessity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂ut-torment, misfortune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nuďa →