Where does “gruz” come from?
gruz (Polish) comes from Hungarian Grúzia, from Russian Гру́зия, from Russian грузи́н, from Old East Slavic гурзи — Georgians.
gruz (Polish): rubble
Ancestry of “gruz”, step by step
gruz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Grúzia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Grúzia | — |
| 2 | Russian | Гру́зия | — |
| 3 | Russian | грузи́н | Georgian, Kartvelian person from the country of Georgia |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | гурзи | Georgians |
via Proto-Slavic gruzъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gruzъ | crushed stone |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | grauˀźas | — |
Words derived from “gruz”