Where does “у́мничать” come from?

у́мничать (Russian) comes 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...

у́мничать (Russian): to act smart, to be a smartarse/smartass

Definitions

  1. to act smart, to be a smartarse/smartass

Ancestry of “у́мничать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianумникknow-all; smart aleck, smartass
2Russianуме́тьto be able to; can
3Old East Slavicоумѣти—
4Proto-Slavicumětito know (how), to be able, can
5Proto-Slavicumъmind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-m-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “у́мничать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m- →Every word from Proto-Slavic umъ →