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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾eldʰ- (to be greedy, hungry).

Cognates include Proto-Slavic *gȏldъ (hunger) whence Russian го́лод (gólod).

Pronunciation

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Root

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गृध् (gṛdh)

  1. to covet, desire, strive after greedily

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