Where does “гној” come from?

гној (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gnojь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.

гној (Serbo-Croatian): manure, dung; fertilizer, compost; pus,...

Definitions

  1. manure, dung; fertilizer, compost; pus,...

Ancestry of “гној”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgnojьpus, manure
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰnoyH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneyH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnojь →