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Where does “-смея́ть” come from?
-смея́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
Ancestry of “-смея́ть”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
smьjati
to laugh
2
Proto-Indo-European
smēy-
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Words derived from “-смея́ть”
смеяться
вы́смеять
высмеивать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →
Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →