Where does “Grozny” come from?

Grozny is the name of a Russian city derived from the Russian adjective гро́зный, meaning "terrible" or "threatening."

Ancestry of “Grozny”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	гро́зный	menacing, formidable, severe, cruel
2	Proto-Slavic	grozьnъ	terrible, disgusting; enormous
3	Proto-Slavic	groza	horror
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	groź-	—

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