Where does “паметњаковић” come from?

паметњаковић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̏ме̄т, from Proto-Slavic pamętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pōˀ-mintis.

паметњаковић (Serbo-Croatian): smart aleck, wise guy

Definitions

  1. smart aleck, wise guy

Ancestry of “паметњаковић”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏ме̄тprudence
2Proto-Slavicpamętьmemory
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpōˀ-mintis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pōˀ-mintis →Every word from Proto-Slavic pamętь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian па̏ме̄т →