Where does “глад” come from?

глад (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic гладъ, from Proto-Slavic goldъ — hunger.

глад (Russian): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “глад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicгладъhunger
2Proto-Slavicgoldъhunger
Every word from Proto-Slavic goldъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic гладъ →