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Where does “hrozný” come from?

hrozný (Czech) comes from Old Czech hrozný, from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ, from Proto-Slavic groza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź-.

hrozný (Czech): horrible, terrible, awful

Definitions

  1. horrible, terrible, awful

Ancestry of “hrozný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhrozný—
2Proto-Slavicgrozьnъterrible, disgusting; enormous
3Proto-Slavicgrozahorror
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgroź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź- →