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Where does “פּאָגראָם” come from?

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

פּאָגראָם (Yiddish): pogrom

Definitions

  1. pogrom

Ancestry of “פּאָגראָם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromiti—

Words derived from “פּאָגראָם”

  • pogrom
  • pogromist
  • Pogrom
  • פוגרום
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