Where does “поумничать” come from?
поумничать (Russian) comes from Russian у́мничать, from Russian умник, from Russian уме́ть, from Old East Slavic оумѣти, from Proto-Slavic uměti, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
поумничать (Russian): to act smart, to be a smartarse/smartass (for a while)
Definitions
- to act smart, to be a smartarse/smartass (for a while)
Ancestry of “поумничать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | у́мничать | to act smart, to be a smartarse/smartass |
| 2 | Russian | умник | know-all; smart aleck, smartass |
| 3 | Russian | уме́ть | to be able to; can |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | оумѣти | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | uměti | to know (how), to be able, can |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | umъ | mind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |