Where does “посмеиваться” come from?
посмеиваться (Russian) comes from Russian посмея́ться, from Russian смея́ться, from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
посмеиваться (Russian): to chuckle; to laugh, to poke fun
Definitions
- to chuckle; to laugh, to poke fun
Ancestry of “посмеиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | посмея́ться | to laugh, to chuckle |
| 2 | Russian | смея́ться | to laugh at |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | smьjati | to laugh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |