Where does “громадський” come from?

громадський (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian громада, from Polish Gromada, from Proto-Slavic gromada, from Proto-Indo-European h₂gr-om-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.

громадський (Ukrainian): public pertaining to the public realm

Definitions

  1. public pertaining to the public realm

Ancestry of “громадський”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгромадаcommunity; assembly; bulk, mass
2PolishGromadaflock, troop, bunch, group
3Proto-Slavicgromadaheap, pile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂gr-om-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂gr-om- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gromada →