Where does “gruda” come from?

gruda (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gruda, from Proto-Indo-European gʰréwdos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gruda (Serbo-Croatian): lump, clod; snowball

Definitions

  1. lump, clod; snowball

Ancestry of “gruda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrudaheap, lump
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰréwdoscrude, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰréwdos →Every word from Proto-Slavic gruda →