Where does “смѣхъ” come from?

смѣхъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic směxъ, from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

смѣхъ (Old Church Slavonic): laughter

Definitions

  1. laughter

Ancestry of “смѣхъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsměxъlaughter
2Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “смѣхъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Proto-Slavic směxъ →