Where does “śmiych” come from?

śmiych (Silesian) comes from Polish śmiech, from Proto-Slavic směxъ, from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

śmiych (Silesian): laughter, laugh

Definitions

  1. laughter, laugh

Ancestry of “śmiych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśmiechlaughter; laugh
2Proto-Slavicsměxъlaughter
3Proto-Slavicsmьjatito laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьjati →Every word from Proto-Slavic směxъ →