Where does “smrdljiv” come from?

smrdljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Dravidian iv.

smrdljiv (Serbo-Croatian): smelly, stinking, fetid

Definitions

  1. smelly, stinking, fetid

Ancestry of “smrdljiv”, step by step

smrdljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv

via Serbo-Croatian smr̀djeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansmr̀djetito stink, smell (bad)

Words derived from “smrdljiv

Every word from Proto-Dravidian iv