Where does “smiet” come from?
smiet (Latvian) comes 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.
smiet (Latvian): to laugh
Definitions
- to laugh
Ancestry of “smiet”, step by step
smiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic sъměti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sъměti | to dare |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)mey-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mey- | to laugh, to be glad |