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

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Alternative forms

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Root

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

  1. to laugh, to be glad

Derived terms

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  • *(s)méy-e-ti (thematic root present)[3][4][5]
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *smejetei
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *smáyati
    • Proto-Tocharian: *smäi-
      • Tocharian B: smiyäṃ (to laugh)
      • Tocharian A: smimāṃ (laughing, middle part.)
Unsorted formations

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “(s)mei-, smeu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, 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), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 920
  7. 7.0 7.1 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, →ISBN, 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, →ISBN, page 129