Where does “гангрена” come from?

гангрена (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.

гангрена (Old Church Slavonic): gangrene, cancer

Definitions

  1. gangrene, cancer

Ancestry of “гангрена”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
2Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
3Proto-Indo-European*gres-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gres- →Every word from Ancient Greek γράω →Every word from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα →