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Where does “смръдъ” come from?

смръдъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic smьrdě̀ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

смръдъ (Old Church Slavonic): someone who stinks

Definitions

  1. someone who stinks

Ancestry of “смръдъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmьrdě̀ti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmirˀdḗˀteito stink
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “смръдъ”

  • smerd
  • смерд
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