Where does “шмуц” come from?

шмуц (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schmutz, from Middle High German smuz.

Definitions

Ancestry of “шмуц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmutzdirt
2Middle High Germansmuz—
Every word from Middle High German smuz →Every word from German Schmutz →