Where does “šmaukt” come from?

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

šmaukt (Latvian): to go quickly, to run; to cheat, to deceive

Definitions

  1. to go quickly, to run; to cheat, to deceive

Ancestry of “šmaukt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsmyauk-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmewk-to slip, slide

Words derived from “šmaukt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smyauk- →
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