Where does “griža” come from?

griža (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gryža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

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

Definitions

  1. dysentery; qualms; rocky or waterless area

Ancestry of “griža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgryžaphysical discomfort, pain; worry, concern
2Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
3Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Proto-Slavic gryža →