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Latin word merda comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd-, Proto-Indo-European *smerd-h₂-
*(s)merd- (Proto-Indo-European)
*smerd-h₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*(s)merdā (Proto-Italic)
merda (Latin)
(slang, vulgar) dung, excrement, shit.