Where does “смело” come from?

смело (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian смел, from Proto-Slavic sъmělъ, 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.

смело (Macedonian): boldly, bravely, courageously, daringly, audaciously

Definitions

  1. boldly, bravely, courageously, daringly, audaciously

Ancestry of “смело”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianсмелbrave, bold, courageous, daring, audacious
2Proto-Slavicsъmělъdaring, audacious, bold
3Proto-Slavicsъmětito dare
4Proto-Slavicsъ-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-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- →