Where does “смакнути” come from?

смакнути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ма̀кнути, from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

смакнути (Serbo-Croatian): to suddenly remove, take off; to execute

Definitions

  1. to suddenly remove, take off; to execute

Ancestry of “смакнути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianма̀кнутиto move
2Proto-Slavicmъknǫtito move
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъknǫti →