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Where does “smrad” come from?

smrad (Czech) comes from Old Czech smrad, from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos, from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s.

smrad (Czech): stench, stink

Definitions

  1. stench, stink

Ancestry of “smrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsmrad—
2Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s →