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Where does “гроза́” come from?

гроза́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic гроза, from Proto-Slavic groza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź-.

гроза́ (Russian): terror

Definitions

  1. terror

Ancestry of “гроза́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгрозаhorror
2Proto-Slavicgrozahorror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgroź-—

Words derived from “гроза́”

  • угроза
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź- →