Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/smel-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*smel-[1]

  1. to burn, smoulder, smoke
  2. tar, pitch

Derived terms

Unsorted formations
  • Proto-West Germanic: *smalljan (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Slavic: *smola (see there for further descendants)
  • Middle Irish: smál, smól, smúal (“ember, live coal”)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “1. smel- 'langsam und rauchend verbrennen, schwelen'”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 969
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