Where does “hrib” come from?

hrib (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian гриб, from Proto-Slavic gribъ, from Proto-Slavic gribati — to scrape, to dig.

hrib (Romanian): porcini (Boletus edulis)

Definitions

  1. porcini (Boletus edulis)

Ancestry of “hrib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгрибfungus
2Proto-Slavicgribъmushroom
3Proto-Slavicgribatito scrape, to dig

Words derived from “hrib”

Every word from Proto-Slavic gribati →Every word from Proto-Slavic gribъ →Every word from Ukrainian гриб →