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