Where does “šmaukšana” come from?

šmaukšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian šmaukt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smyauk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewk- — to slip, slide.

šmaukšana (Latvian): running, cheating; verbal noun of šmaukt

Definitions

  1. running, cheating; verbal noun of šmaukt

Ancestry of “šmaukšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianšmauktto go quickly, to run; to cheat, to deceive
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmyauk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmewk-to slip, slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smyauk- →Every word from Latvian šmaukt →