Where does “pogrom” come from?

Pogrom comes from Russian погро́м, meaning devastation or destruction, borrowed into Yiddish as פּאָגראָם.

pogrom (English): A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a...

Definitions

  1. A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a...

Ancestry of “pogrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאָגראָםpogrom
2Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
3Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
4Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle

Words derived from “pogrom

Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromitiEvery word from Russian громи́тьEvery word from Russian погро́м
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