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Where does “груди” come from?

груди (Russian) comes from Russian грудь, from Old East Slavic грѫдь, from Proto-Slavic grǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

груди (Russian): nominative/accusative plural of грудь;...

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative plural of грудь;...

Ancestry of “груди”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрудьchest; breast, bosom; thorax
2Old East Slavicгрѫдь—
3Proto-Slavicgrǫdьbreast
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash
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