Where does “smjaś” come from?
smjaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
smjaś (Lower Sorbian): to laugh
Ancestry of “smjaś”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | smьjati | to laugh |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |