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Where does “грѫдь” come from?

грѫдь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic grǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

Ancestry of “грѫдь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrǫdьbreast
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash

Words derived from “грѫдь”

  • нагрудный
  • грудь
  • желтогрудый
  • груди
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