Where does “nasmijati” come from?

nasmijati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian na, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nasmijati (Serbo-Croatian): to make one laugh, draw a laugh/guffaw from; to...

Definitions

  1. to make one laugh, draw a laugh/guffaw from; to...

Ancestry of “nasmijati”, step by step

nasmijati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian smijati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansmijatito laugh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →