Where does “smradlavý” come from?

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

smradlavý (Czech): stinking

Definitions

  1. stinking

Ancestry of “smradlavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsmradstench, stink
2Old Czechsmrad—
3Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъstench
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
5Proto-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 →