Where does “笑う” come from?

笑う (Japanese) comes from Japanese 割る — break; split; cut; separate.

笑う (Japanese): to spontaneously express joy or amusement by...

Definitions

  1. to spontaneously express joy or amusement by...

Ancestry of “笑う”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese割るbreak; split; cut; separate

Words derived from “笑う”

Every word from Japanese 割る →