Where does “смејати” come from?

смејати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

смејати (Serbo-Croatian): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “смејати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →