Where does “Град” come from?

Град (Russian) comes from Russian град, from Old Church Slavonic градъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Град (Russian): codename for a type of multiple rocket launcher

Definitions

  1. codename for a type of multiple rocket launcher

Ancestry of “Град”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianградhail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a...
2Old Church Slavonicградъfortification, castle; city, town; hail
3Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →