Where does “pejsmejker” come from?
pejsmejker (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English pacemaker, from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.
pejsmejker (Serbo-Croatian): pacemaker
Ancestry of “pejsmejker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pacemaker | One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the... |
| 2 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 3 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 5 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 6 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 7 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |