Where does “chory” come from?

chory (Silesian) comes from Czech Chorý, from Old Czech chvorý, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

chory (Silesian): ill, sick

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “chory”, step by step

chory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Chorý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechChorýill, sickly
2Old Czechchvorýill, sick
3Proto-Slavicxvorъill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via Old Polish chory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchoryill, sick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ