Where does “פּאָגראָם” come from?

פּאָגראָם (Yiddish) comes from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti — to thunder, to rattle.

פּאָגראָם (Yiddish): pogrom

Definitions

  1. pogrom

Ancestry of “פּאָגראָם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle

Words derived from “פּאָגראָם”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →Every word from Russian громи́ть →Every word from Russian погро́м →