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Where does “груда” come from?

груда (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gruda, from Proto-Indo-European gʰréwdos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

груда (Russian): pile, heap, mass, clod

Definitions

  1. pile, heap, mass, clod

Ancestry of “груда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrudaheap, lump
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰréwdoscrude, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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