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Where does “smьrděti” come from?

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

smьrděti (Proto-Slavic): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “smьrděti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smьrděti”

  • śmierdzieć
  • смрдеж
  • смрди
  • смрьдѣти
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