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
Ancestry of “smích”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | smiech | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | směxъ | laughter |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | smьjati | to laugh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |