Where does “высмеивать” come from?

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

высмеивать (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 “высмеивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́смеятьto ridicule, to make fun of, to deride, to scoff
2Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
3Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →