Where does “pogrom” come from?

pogrom (Romanian) comes from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti — to thunder, to rattle.

pogrom (Romanian): pogrom riot against a particular ethnic or religious group

Definitions

  1. pogrom riot against a particular ethnic or religious group

Ancestry of “pogrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle

Words derived from “pogrom”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →Every word from Russian громи́ть →Every word from Russian погро́м →