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Where does “гре́на” come from?

гре́на (Russian) comes from French graine, from Vulgar Latin grana, from Latin granum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “гре́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgraineseed; dick, penis; first-person singular present...
2Vulgar Latingrananominative plural of grānum; accusative plural of...
3Latingranuma grain, seed or small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “гре́на”

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