Where does “velika nužda” come from?

velika 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.

velika nužda (Serbo-Croatian): defecation; number two

Definitions

  1. defecation; number two

Ancestry of “velika nužda”, step by step

velika 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 vèlik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvèlikbig, large
2Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
3Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂ut- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nuďa →