Where does “пөөгр” come from?

пөөгр (Kalmyk) comes from Russian погреб, from Old East Slavic погребъ, from Proto-Slavic *pogrebъ — funeral.

пөөгр (Kalmyk): root cellar

Definitions

  1. root cellar

Ancestry of “пөөгр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогребroot cellar, vault; magazine
2Old East Slavicпогребъ—
3Proto-Slavic*pogrebъfuneral
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pogrebъ →Every word from Old East Slavic погребъ →Every word from Russian погреб →