Where does “mala nužda” come from?

mala nužda (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nužda, 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.

mala nužda (Serbo-Croatian): urination; number one

Definitions

  1. urination; number one

Ancestry of “mala nužda”, step by step

mala nužda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian nužda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannuždaneed; necessity
2Russianнуждаneed, want, request; need, indigence
3Church Slavonicноужда—
4Proto-Slavicnuďaneed, necessity
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂ut-torment, misfortune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂w-death; the dead, corpse

via Serbo-Croatian mȃl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȃlsmall
2Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nuďa →