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Where does “смрад” come from?

смрад (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic smȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smorʔdos, from Proto-Indo-European smord-o-s.

Ancestry of “смрад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—

Words derived from “смрад”

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