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Where does “grnuti” come from?

grnuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gъrtnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.

grnuti (Serbo-Croatian): to swarm, rush; to rake up, rake together

Definitions

  1. to swarm, rush; to rake up, rake together

Ancestry of “grnuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgъrtnǫti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

Words derived from “grnuti”

  • zgrnuti
  • nagrnuti
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