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Where does “грудзі” come from?

грудзі (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic grǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

грудзі (Belarusian): breast, chest

Definitions

  1. breast, chest

Ancestry of “грудзі”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrǫdьbreast
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- →