Where does “ubožnica” come from?

ubožnica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ȕbog, 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.

ubožnica (Serbo-Croatian): almshouse

Definitions

  1. almshouse

Ancestry of “ubožnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianȕbogpoor
2Proto-Slavicubogъpoor
3Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
4Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →