Where does “смехур” come from?

смехур (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian смях, from Old Church Slavonic смѣхъ, from Proto-Slavic směxъ, from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

смехур (Bulgarian): cheery, merry, humorous person

Definitions

  1. cheery, merry, humorous person

Ancestry of “смехур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсмяхlaughter, laugh
2Old Church Slavonicсмѣхъlaughter
3Proto-Slavicsměxъlaughter
4Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Proto-Slavic směxъ →