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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gruzъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grauˀźas. Cognate with Lithuanian gráužas (“gravel, coarse sand”) (dialectally graũžas), Latvian gruži pl (“crushed stone”).

Noun

*gruzъ m

  1. crushed stone

Declension

Derived terms

  • *gruza (“lump”)
  • *gruzъlъ, *gruzъla (“lump of earth”)
  • *gruda (“heap, lump”)
  • *gruzdь / *gruzdъ (“milk-cap mushroom”)
  • *gryzti (“to gnaw”)

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Kashubian: gruz, gruzgòt (“crushed stone, broken bricks”)
    • Old Polish: gruz (“crushed stone, broken bricks”)
      • Polish: gruz (“crushed stone, broken stone”), pl. gruzy (“ruins”), dial. grus
        • → Kashubian: gruzë, gruzgòtë (“ruins (calque)”)

Further reading

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