Where does “smaidīgs” come from?

smaidīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian smaids, from Latvian smaidīt, from Latvian smiet, from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

smaidīgs (Latvian): smiling

Definitions

  1. smiling

Ancestry of “smaidīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansmaidssmile
2Latviansmaidītto smile
3Latviansmietto laugh
4Proto-Slavicsъmětito dare
5Proto-Slavicsъ-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →