Where does “грижа” come from?

грижа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гри̏сти, from Proto-Slavic gryzti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei.

грижа (Serbo-Croatian): dysentery; qualms; rocky or waterless area

Definitions

  1. dysentery; qualms; rocky or waterless area

Ancestry of “грижа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгри̏стиto bite
2Proto-Slavicgryztito gnaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrūˀźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic gryzti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гри̏сти →