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Where does “гром” come from?

гром (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gromъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrom-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Ancestry of “гром”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgromъthunder
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrom-o-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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