Where does “погром” come from?

погром (Bulgarian) comes from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti — to thunder, to rattle.

погром (Bulgarian): pogrom, massacre a violent attack, massacre, or organized persecution directed against an ethnic, religious, social, or political group

Definitions

  1. pogrom, massacre a violent attack, massacre, or organized persecution directed against an ethnic, religious, social, or political group

Ancestry of “погром”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →Every word from Russian громи́ть →Every word from Russian погро́м →