Where does “Belgrad” come from?

Belgrad (Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian Bȅograd, from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

Ancestry of “Belgrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianBȅograd
2Serbo-Croatiangrȃdcity
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic graðusEvery word from Latin gradus
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