Where does “гърмя” come from?

гърмя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic grьměti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

гърмя (Bulgarian): to shoot, to fire to produce a gunshot, usually with a firearm

Definitions

  1. to shoot, to fire to produce a gunshot, usually with a firearm

Ancestry of “гърмя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrьmětito thunder, to roar
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic grьměti →