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Where does “погрозить” come from?

погрозить (Russian) comes from Russian грози́ть, from Proto-Slavic groziti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic graź-.

погрозить (Russian): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “погрозить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрози́ть—
2Proto-Slavicgrozitito threaten
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgraź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic graź- →