Where does “несмелый” come from?

несмелый (Russian) comes from Russian сме́лый, from Old East Slavic съмѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic sъmělъ, from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

несмелый (Russian): timid, shy

Definitions

  1. timid, shy

Ancestry of “несмелый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсме́лыйbold, courageous
2Old East Slavicсъмѣлъ—
3Proto-Slavicsъmělъdaring, audacious, bold
4Proto-Slavicsъmětito dare
5Proto-Slavicsъ-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →
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