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Where does “grawa” come from?

grawa (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

Ancestry of “grawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

Words derived from “grawa”

  • gravel
  • gravelly
  • gravelling
  • graveling
  • gravellike
  • gravelometer
  • regravel
  • gravelliness
  • grava
  • гравий
  • gravier
  • grava
  • gravel
  • gravel
  • grauel
  • gravele
  • grave
  • grave
  • grava
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →