Where does “рассмеяться” come from?

рассмеяться (Russian) comes from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

рассмеяться (Russian): to burst out laughing, to start laughing

Definitions

  1. to burst out laughing, to start laughing

Ancestry of “рассмеяться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрас-Alternative form of раз-
2Russianраз-asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action
3Old East Slavicроз-—
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Russian раз- →Every word from Russian рас- →