Where does “trudno” come from?

trudno (Silesian) comes from Old Polish trudno, from Old Polish -o, from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ.

trudno (Silesian): with difficulty

Definitions

  1. with difficulty

Ancestry of “trudno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtrudnowith difficulty
2Old Polish-oforms adverbs from adjectives
3Proto-Slavic*-ǫ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ →Every word from Old Polish -o →Every word from Old Polish trudno →