Where does “погрожувати” come from?

погрожувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian погрози́ти, from Serbo-Croatian гро̀зити, from Proto-Slavic groziti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic graź-.

погрожувати (Ukrainian): to threaten, to menace somebody with something: чи́мось }}

Definitions

  1. to threaten, to menace somebody with something: чи́мось }}

Ancestry of “погрожувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпогрози́тиto threaten, to menace somebody with something: чи́мось }}
2Serbo-Croatianгро̀зитиto threaten, scare
3Proto-Slavicgrozitito threaten
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgraź-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic graź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic groziti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гро̀зити →