Where does “сма́чный” come from?

сма́чный (Russian) comes from Russian смак, from Polish smak, from Old Polish smak, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

сма́чный (Russian): delicious, appetizing

Definitions

  1. delicious, appetizing

Ancestry of “сма́чный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмакgusto, pleasant taste
2Polishsmakthe sense of taste; a particular taste; a flavour
3Old Polishsmaktaste
4Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
5Old Saxonsmakk—
6Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
7Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “сма́чный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →
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