Where does “smȏrdъ” come from?

smȏrdъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos, from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s.

smȏrdъ (Proto-Slavic): stench

Definitions

  1. stench

Ancestry of “smȏrdъ”, step by step

smȏrdъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—

via Proto-Indo-European (s)merd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smȏrdъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos →