Where does “hríb” come from?

hríb (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic gribъ, from Proto-Slavic gribati — to scrape, to dig.

hríb (Slovak): fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae, especially to the genus Boletus

Definitions

  1. fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae, especially to the genus Boletus

Ancestry of “hríb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgribъmushroom
2Proto-Slavicgribatito scrape, to dig
Every word from Proto-Slavic gribati →Every word from Proto-Slavic gribъ →