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Where does “úbohý” come from?

úbohý (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic ubogъ, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

úbohý (Slovak): wretched, poor

Definitions

  1. wretched, poor

Ancestry of “úbohý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicubogъpoor
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →