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Where does “pametnjaković” come from?

pametnjaković (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȁmēt, from Proto-Slavic pamętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pōˀ-mintis.

pametnjaković (Serbo-Croatian): smart aleck, wise guy

Definitions

  1. smart aleck, wise guy

Ancestry of “pametnjaković”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁmēt—
2Proto-Slavicpamętьmemory
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpōˀ-mintis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pōˀ-mintis →