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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)mey-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Alternative forms

Root

*(s)mey- [1][2]

  1. to laugh, to be glad

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*(s)mey-' title='Category:Terms derived from the PIE root *(s)mey-'>Terms derived from the PIE root *(s)mey-</a>
  • *(s)méy-e-ti (thematic root present)[3][4][5]
    • Balto-Slavic: *smejetei
      • Latvian: smieties
      • Lithuanian: smiêt
      • Slavic: *smьjàti (see there for further descendants)
    • Indo-Iranian: *smáyati
    • Tocharian: *smäi-
      • Tocharian B: smiyäṃ (“to laugh”)
      • Tocharian A: smimāṃ (“laughing”, middle part.)
  • *(s)méy-dʰh₁e-ti (dʰh₁e-present)[6]
    • Balto-Slavic: [Term?]
    • Hellenic: [Term?]
      • Ancient Greek: μειδάω (meidáō)
        Hellenic: μειδιάω (meidiáō)
  • *(s)méy-ros[7]
    • Italic: *smeiros[7]
      • Latin: mīrus (see there for further descendants)
    • Indo-Iranian: *smáyras
Unsorted formations

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(s)mei-, smeu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 967
  2. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*smei̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 568-569
  3. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*smьjàti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 456-457
  4. Derksen, Rick (2015), “smiet”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 550-551
  5. Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “smi-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 791
  6. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μειδιάω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 920
  7. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “mīrus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 382
  8. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “cōmis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 129
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