Where does “хворіти” come from?

хворіти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian хво́рий, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

хворіти (Ukrainian): to be ill, to be sick

Definitions

  1. to be ill, to be sick

Ancestry of “хворіти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхво́рийill, sick, diseased
2Proto-Slavicxvorъill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “хворіти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ →