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Where does “sъměti” come from?

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

sъměti (Proto-Slavic): to dare

Definitions

  1. to dare

Ancestry of “sъměti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъ-good
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “sъměti”

  • смелый
  • śmiały
  • śmiałość
  • смјети
  • smeti
  • smjeti
  • смети
  • nesmělý
  • nesmělost
  • smělý
  • sъmělъ
  • smel
  • smeti
  • съмѣлъ
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