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
- to laugh, to start laughing
Ancestry of “засмеяться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | смея́ться | to laugh at |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | smьjati | to laugh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |