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

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

Alternative forms

*(s)meyh₂-

Root

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

to laugh, to be glad

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)mey- (9 c, 0 e)

*(s)méy-e-ti (thematic root present)^[3]^[4]^[5]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *smejetei
  - Latgalian: smītīs
  - Latvian: smieties
  - Lithuanian: smiêt
  - Proto-Slavic: *smьjàti (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *smáyati
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *smáyati
    - Sanskrit: स्मयते (smáyate)
- Proto-Tocharian: *smäi-
  - Tocharian B: smiyäṃ (“to laugh”)
  - Tocharian A: smimāṃ (“laughing”, middle part.)

*(s)méy-dʰh₁e-ti (dʰh₁e-present)^[6]
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Latgalian: smaideit
  - Latvian: smaĩdît, smaîdinât, smîdînât

*(s)méy-ros^[7]
- Proto-Italic: *smeiros^[7]
  - Latin: mīrus (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *smáyras
  - Proto-Indo-Aryan: *smáyras
    - Sanskrit: स्मेर (sméra)

Unsorted formations

Proto-Germanic: *smīlāną (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Italic: *komsmis^[8]
- Latin: cōmis
Proto-Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: μειδάω (meidáō)
  Hellenic: μειδιάω (meidiáō)

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “(s)mei-, smeu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 967
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
↑ ^7.0 ^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
^ 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

[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

[EDL-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

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