Where does “гравий” come from?

гравий (Russian) comes from French gravier, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

гравий (Russian): gravel

Definitions

  1. gravel

Ancestry of “гравий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgraviergravel; crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in...
2Old Frenchgravégravel
3Medieval Latingrava—
4Gaulishgrawa—
5Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →