Where does “гранат” come from?
гранат (Russian) comes from German Granat, from Latin grānātus, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
гранат (Russian): pomegranate; garnet; genitive plural of грана́та
Definitions
- pomegranate; garnet; genitive plural of грана́та
Ancestry of “гранат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Granat | The common shrimp, Crangon crangon; garnet |
| 2 | Latin | grānātus | having many seeds or grains |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |