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Where does “смирити” come from?

смирити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ми́рити, from Proto-Slavic *miriti.

смирити (Serbo-Croatian): to calm, soothe, pacify; to calm down

Definitions

  1. to calm, soothe, pacify; to calm down

Ancestry of “смирити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianми́рити—
2Proto-Slavic*miriti—
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