Where does “hrozný” come from?

hrozný (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ, from Proto-Slavic groza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź-.

hrozný (Slovak): horrible, terrible, awful

Definitions

  1. horrible, terrible, awful

Ancestry of “hrozný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrozьnъterrible, disgusting; enormous
2Proto-Slavicgrozahorror
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgroź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic groź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic groza →Every word from Proto-Slavic grozьnъ →