Where does “смія́тися” come from?

смія́тися (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic smьjati, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

смія́тися (Ukrainian): to laugh

Definitions

  1. to laugh

Ancestry of “смія́тися”, step by step

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

Words derived from “смія́тися”

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