Where does “гризач” come from?

гризач (Bulgarian) comes from Latin rōdēns, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

гризач (Bulgarian): gnawer

Definitions

  1. gnawer

Ancestry of “гризач”, step by step

гризач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rōdēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōdēnsgnawing
2Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Bulgarian гриза́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianгриза́to gnaw (at), to nibble (at), to eat into
2Proto-Slavicgryztito gnaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrūˀźtei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →Every word from Latin rōdēns →