Where does “смрад” come from?

смрад (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos, from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s.

смрад (Bulgarian): stench, stink, fetor

Definitions

  1. stench, stink, fetor

Ancestry of “смрад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъstench
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos →Every word from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ →