Where does “chyžná” come from?

chyžná (Slovak) comes from Slovak chyža, from Proto-Slavic xyža, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

chyžná (Slovak): chambermaid

Definitions

  1. chambermaid

Ancestry of “chyžná”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakchyžaroom; hut
2Proto-Slavicxyžahut?, cabin?, house?
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-Slavic xyža →