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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *smáxria-z
Meaning: lip
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old English: smǟre, -es m. `lip'
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *smakr- (IndoIr. -k'-)
Meaning: beard, chin
Hittite: zamangur, zamakur n. 'Bart' (Friedrich 259), samankurwant- 'bärtig' (180)
Old Indian: śmáśru n. `beard, moustache'
Armenian: maurukh, mōrukh `Bart'
Baltic: *smakr-a-, -ia- c., -ā̂ f.
Germanic: *smáxr-ia- m.
Latin: māla f. `Kinnbacke, Kinnlade; Wange; Bart', dem. maxilla `Kinnbacke; Kinn'
Celtic: Ir smech `Kinn'
Albanian: mjekrɛ Kinn, Bart
Russ. meaning: борода, подбородок
References: WP II 689
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *smakr-a-, -ia- c., -ā̂ f.
Meaning: chin
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: smakr̀a-s `Kinn', dial. smakrà `id.'
Lettish: smakrs, smakre, smakris, smakars `Kinn, Gaumen'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1791
Root: smek-
English meaning: chin, beard
German meaning: `Kinn, Mundpartie, Bart'
General comments: im ai. mit k̂
Material: Ai. śmaśru- n. `Bart, Schnurrbart' (assim. aus *smaśru-); arm. mauruk`, moruk` `Bart'; alb. mjekrë `Kinn, Bart' (*smekrā); vielleicht lat. māla `Kinnbacke, Kinnlade', Demin. maxilla (*smek-slā, dessen Vokal mit dem arm. a vergleichbar wäre); ir. smech `Kinn' (*smekā), vermutlich ags.smǣras m. Pl. `Lippen' (*smahria-), dazu als `Lippenblütler' nisl. smǣra f., smāri m., norw. dän.smǣre m., schwed. dial. smäre m. `Кlее', nach anderen zu smei- `lächeln'; lit. smãkras m., smakrà f. `Kinn', lett. smakrs `Kinn, Gaumen'; hitt. zama(n)kur `Bart' (*smokur oder *smokru-).
References: WP. II 689, WH. II 15, Trautmann 270.
Pages: 968
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