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Where does “gránát” come from?

gránát (Hungarian) comes from German Granat, from Latin grānātus, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “gránát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGranatThe common shrimp, Crangon crangon; garnet
2Latingrānātus—
3Latingrānum—
4Proto-Italicgrānom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “gránát”

  • gránátalma
  • kézigránát
  • kézigránátok
  • gránátalmák
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