Where does “засмеяться” come from?

засмеяться (Russian) comes from Russian смея́ться, from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

засмеяться (Russian): to laugh, to start laughing

Definitions

  1. to laugh, to start laughing

Ancestry of “засмеяться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмея́тьсяto laugh at
2Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Russian смея́ться →