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Where does “grěnь” come from?

grěnь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

grěnь (Proto-Slavic): blaze; rot, pus

Definitions

  1. blaze; rot, pus

Ancestry of “grěnь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →