Where does “смъ́рдя” come from?

смъ́рдя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic smьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

смъ́рдя (Bulgarian): to stink, to reek, to fuss

Definitions

  1. to stink, to reek, to fuss

Ancestry of “смъ́рдя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmьrdětito stink
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmirˀdḗˀteito stink
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “смъ́рдя

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic smьrděti