Where does “smeh” come from?

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

smeh (Serbo-Croatian): laugh, laughter

Definitions

  1. laugh, laughter

Ancestry of “smeh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsměxъlaughter
2Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smeh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Proto-Slavic směxъ →