Where does “smích” come from?

smích (Czech) comes from Old Czech smiech, from Proto-Slavic směxъ, from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smích (Czech): laughter

Definitions

  1. laughter

Ancestry of “smích”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsmiechlaughter
2Proto-Slavicsměxъlaughter
3Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy-Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic směxъ
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