Where does “mierda” come from?
mierda (English) comes from Spanish mierda, from Old Spanish mierda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.
mierda (English): shit
Ancestry of “mierda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mierda | shit; drunkenness; shit! |
| 2 | Old Spanish | mierda | shit |
| 3 | Latin | merda | dung, excrement, shit |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | (s)merdā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smerd-h₂- | stench |