Where does “горевать” come from?

горевать (Russian) comes from Russian го́ре, from Proto-Slavic goře — grief, suffering.

горевать (Russian): to grieve (for), to mourn (over, for)

Definitions

  1. to grieve (for), to mourn (over, for)

Ancestry of “горевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́реgrief, distress, sadness
2Proto-Slavicgořegrief, suffering
Every word from Proto-Slavic gořeEvery word from Russian го́ре
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