Where does “smejati” come from?

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

smejati (Serbo-Croatian): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “smejati”, step by step

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