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