Where does “загорожа” come from?

загорожа (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

загорожа (Ukrainian): barrier, fence, enclosure

Definitions

  1. barrier, fence, enclosure

Ancestry of “загорожа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →
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