Where does “smokily” come from?

smokily (English) comes from English smoky, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.

smokily (English): In a smoky manner

Definitions

  1. In a smoky manner

Ancestry of “smokily”, step by step

smokily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English smoky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmokyFilled with smoke; Giving off smoke; Of a colour...
2EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
3Middle Englishsmokesmoke
4Old Englishsmocasmoke
5Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
6Danishsmug-secretly

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Danish smug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smukô →Every word from Old English smoca →