Where does “нагрудник” come from?

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

нагрудник (Russian): bib item of clothing for babies

Definitions

  1. bib item of clothing for babies

Ancestry of “нагрудник”, step by step

нагрудник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian грудь

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

via Russian на́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic grǫdь →Every word from Old East Slavic грѫдь →