Where does “smrad” come from?

smrad (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic смрадъ, from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos, from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s.

smrad (Romanian): dirtiness, stench

Definitions

  1. dirtiness, stench

Ancestry of “smrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсмрадъstench
2Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъstench
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos →Every word from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ →