Where does “гранатомёт” come from?

гранатомёт (Russian) comes from Russian грана́та, from Italian granata, 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.

гранатомёт (Russian): grenade launcher

Definitions

  1. grenade launcher

Ancestry of “гранатомёт”, step by step

гранатомёт traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian грана́та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianграна́таgrenade
2Italiangranatagrenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or...
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Russian мета́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмета́тьto [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast
2Old East Slavicметати
3Proto-Slavicmetàtito throw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmet-to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow")

via Ukrainian мета́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмета́тиto throw, to cast, to lob, to fling

Words derived from “гранатомёт

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-
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