Where does “wyśmiać” come from?

wyśmiać (Polish) comes from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

wyśmiać (Polish): to laugh at, to ridicule

Definitions

  1. to laugh at, to ridicule

Ancestry of “wyśmiać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
2Proto-Slavicvy-out
3Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “wyśmiać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →