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Where does “smьrdě̀ti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smьrdě̀ti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smьrdě̀ti”

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