Where does “chudnúť” come from?

chudnúť (Slovak) comes from Slovak Chudý, from Proto-Slavic xudъ, from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós, from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

chudnúť (Slovak): to lose weight

Definitions

  1. to lose weight

Ancestry of “chudnúť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakChudýlean
2Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós
4Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
5Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “chudnúť

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksowdós
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