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Where does “포그롬” come from?

포그롬 (Korean) comes from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti.

포그롬 (Korean): pogrom

Definitions

  1. pogrom

Ancestry of “포그롬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromiti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →