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Where does “smjatta” come from?

smjatta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

smjatta (Icelandic): to smack one's lips when eating, to eat noisily;...

Definitions

  1. to smack one's lips when eating, to eat noisily;...

Ancestry of “smjatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-aUsed to form verbs from nouns; Used to form...
2Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “smjatta”

  • smjatta
  • smjatt
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