Where does “сухогруз” come from?

сухогруз (Russian) comes from Russian сухо́й, from Proto-Slavic sȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ewsos.

сухогруз (Russian): dry cargo ship, freighter

Definitions

  1. dry cargo ship, freighter

Ancestry of “сухогруз”, step by step

сухогруз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сухо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсухо́йdry
2Proto-Slavicsȗxъdry
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*saušásdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ewsos—

via Russian груз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгрузweight, burden, load; cargo, freight, lading
2Proto-Slavicgrǫzъ
3Proto-Slavicgręztito sink
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgrimz-—
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