Where does “гангре́на” come from?

гангре́на (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.

гангре́на (Russian): gangrene, mortification

Definitions

  1. gangrene, mortification

Ancestry of “гангре́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
2Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
3Proto-Indo-European*gres-—

Words derived from “гангре́на”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gres- →Every word from Ancient Greek γράω →Every word from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα →