Where does “groźny” come from?

groźny (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ, from Proto-Slavic groza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź-.

groźny (Polish): dangerous, formidable

Definitions

  1. dangerous, formidable

Ancestry of “groźny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrozьnъterrible, disgusting; enormous
2Proto-Slavicgrozahorror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgroź-—

Words derived from “groźny”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic groza →Every word from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ →