Where does “smiekls” come from?
smiekls (Latvian) comes from Latvian smiet, from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
smiekls (Latvian): laugh, laughter; laugh; trifle
Definitions
- laugh, laughter; laugh; trifle
Ancestry of “smiekls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | smiet | to laugh |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъměti | to dare |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
Words derived from “smiekls”