Where does “градообразующий” come from?

градообразующий (Russian) comes from Russian град, 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.

градообразующий (Russian): city-forming (used to describe a production enterprise that employs a significant part or the majority of the working population of a city or town)

Definitions

  1. city-forming (used to describe a production enterprise that employs a significant part or the majority of the working population of a city or town)

Ancestry of “градообразующий”, step by step

градообразующий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian град

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianградhail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a...
2Old Church Slavonicградъfortification, castle; city, town; hail
3Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Russian образу́ющий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобразу́ющий
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardasEvery word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ