Where does “смях” come from?

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

смях (Bulgarian): laughter, laugh

Definitions

  1. laughter, laugh

Ancestry of “смях”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсмѣхъlaughter
2Proto-Slavicsměxъlaughter
3Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “смях”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Proto-Slavic směxъ →