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
- running, cheating; verbal noun of šmaukt
Ancestry of “šmaukšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | šmaukt | to go quickly, to run; to cheat, to deceive |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | smyauk- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smewk- | to slip, slide |