Where does “śmiało” come from?

śmiało (Polish) comes from Polish śmiały, 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.

śmiało (Polish): unhesitatingly, without hesitation

Definitions

  1. unhesitatingly, without hesitation

Ancestry of “śmiało”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśmiałydaring, bold; third-person plural nonvirile past...
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- →