Where does “смокинг//smoking” come from?
смокинг//smoking (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French smoking, from English smoking jacket — A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking...
Ancestry of “смокинг//smoking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | smoking | tuxedo, dinner jacket |
| 2 | English | smoking jacket | A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking... |