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Where does “сморкать” come from?

сморкать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic смъркати, from Proto-Slavic smъrkati.

сморкать (Russian): to blow one's nose

Definitions

  1. to blow one's nose

Ancestry of “сморкать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсмъркати—
2Proto-Slavicsmъrkati—

Words derived from “сморкать”

  • высморкать
Every word from Proto-Slavic smъrkati →