Where does “pogromnik” come from?

pogromnik (English) comes from English pogrom, from Yiddish פּאָגראָם, from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti — to thunder, to rattle.

Ancestry of “pogromnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpogromA riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a...
2Yiddishפּאָגראָםpogrom
3Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
4Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
5Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →Every word from Russian громи́ть →Every word from Russian погро́м →