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Where does “grudьnъ” come from?

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

grudьnъ (Proto-Slavic): crude, lousy

Definitions

  1. crude, lousy

Ancestry of “grudьnъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grudьnъ”

  • grudzień
  • Grudzień
  • грудень
  • грудьнъ
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