Where does “посмея́ться” come from?

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

посмея́ться (Russian): to laugh, to chuckle

Definitions

  1. to laugh, to chuckle

Ancestry of “посмея́ться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмея́тьсяto laugh at
2Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “посмея́ться”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Russian смея́ться →