Where does “merdán” come from?

merdán (Galician) comes from Galician merda, from Old Portuguese merda, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.

merdán (Galician): shitty unpleasant; miserable

Definitions

  1. shitty unpleasant; miserable

Ancestry of “merdán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmerdashit, dung, excrement; dirt; crap
2Old Portuguesemerda—
3Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
4Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic (s)merdā →Every word from Latin merda →
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