Where does “вы́смеять” come from?

вы́смеять (Russian) comes from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

вы́смеять (Russian): to ridicule, to make fun of, to deride, to scoff

Definitions

  1. to ridicule, to make fun of, to deride, to scoff

Ancestry of “вы́смеять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
2Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “вы́смеять”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →