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Where does “загробный” come from?

загробный (Russian) comes from Russian гроб, from Proto-Slavic grǫbъ, from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

загробный (Russian): afterlife

Definitions

  1. afterlife

Ancestry of “загробный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгробcoffin; grave
2Proto-Slavicgrǫbъcoarse, rude
3Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →