Where does “смрад” come from?

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

смрад (Russian): stench, stink

Definitions

  1. stench, stink

Ancestry of “смрад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсмрадъstench
2Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъstench
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—

Words derived from “смрад”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos →Every word from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ →