Where does “πογκρόμ” come from?

πογκρόμ (Greek) comes from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti — to thunder, to rattle.

πογκρόμ (Greek): pogrom

Definitions

  1. pogrom

Ancestry of “πογκρόμ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →Every word from Russian громи́ть →Every word from Russian погро́м →