Where does “chudobný” come from?

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

chudobný (Slovak): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “chudobný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakchudobapoverty
2Proto-Slavicxudobaleanness, thinness
3Proto-Slavicxudъsmall, little, weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksowdós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeank⁽ʷ⁾sewd-to crush, disperse; to disintegrate
6Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
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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