Where does “смердючий” come from?
смердючий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian смерді́ти, from Old East Slavic смьрдѣти, from Proto-Slavic smьrdě̀ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.
смердючий (Ukrainian): stinking, stinky
Definitions
- stinking, stinky
Ancestry of “смердючий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | смерді́ти | to stink |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | смьрдѣти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | smьrdě̀ti | to stink |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | smirˀdḗˀtei | to stink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)merd- | to bite, to sting |