Where does “смочити” come from?
смочити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мо̀чити, from Proto-Slavic močiti, from Proto-Slavic moča, from Proto-Slavic mok-.
смочити (Serbo-Croatian): to wet, moisten
Ancestry of “смочити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | мо̀чити | to soak |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | močiti | to wet |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | moča | wetness, puddle, urine |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | mok- | — |