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Where does “hrozný” come from?

hrozný (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ, from Proto-Slavic groza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź-.

Ancestry of “hrozný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrozьnъterrible, disgusting; enormous
2Proto-Slavicgrozahorror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgroź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź- →