Where does “смети” come from?
смети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
смети (Serbo-Croatian): can, may, be allowed to; to dare, venture
Definitions
- can, may, be allowed to; to dare, venture
Ancestry of “смети”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sъměti | to dare |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |