Where does “smjeti” come from?

smjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

smjeti (Serbo-Croatian): may, can; may, must, should, ought to; to dare,...

Definitions

  1. may, can; may, must, should, ought to; to dare,...

Ancestry of “smjeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъmětito dare
2Proto-Slavicsъ-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъ- →