Where does “град” come from?

град (Russian) comes 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): hail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a...

Definitions

  1. hail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a...

Ancestry of “град”, step by step

град traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic градъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicградъfortification, castle; city, town; hail
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Old East Slavic градъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicградъ—
2Proto-Slavicgradъhail
3Proto-Indo-Europeangreh₃d-—

Words derived from “град”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →