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poor

Source:*bědьnъProto-Slavic · “miserable, from *běda 'trouble'”certain

English

poor

Polish

biedny
ˈbjɛdnɨ
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  • Russian
    бе́дныйbednyj
    ˈbʲednɨjinherited
  • Ukrainian
    бі́днийbidnyj
    ˈbʲidnɪjinherited
  • Polish
    biedny
    ˈbjɛdnɨinherited
  • Czech
    chudý
    ˈxudiːdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *xudъ 'meagre, poor'

    False friend: Polish chudy and Russian худо́й mean 'thin'.

  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    siromašanсиромашан
    ˈsiromaʃandifferent word · Proto-Slavic *sirъ 'orphaned' (cf. sirota 'orphan')
  • English
    poor

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  • Russian худо́й “thin, skinny; (colloquially) bad”Polish chudy “thin, skinny”Czech chudý “poor (not rich)”

    Czech 'thin' is hubený; Russian 'poor' is бе́дный, Polish biedny.