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Where does “gruda” come from?

gruda (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic gruda, from Proto-Indo-European gʰréwdos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gruda (Polish): lump, clod; mud fever, scratches, pastern...

Definitions

  1. lump, clod; mud fever, scratches, pastern...

Ancestry of “gruda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrudaheap, lump
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰréwdoscrude, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gruda”

  • Grudny
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