ʰa ʰa!
(laughter)
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | ceahhetan | to laugh loudly | vb | RPN LRC |
| Middle English | cakelen | to cackle | vb | W7 LRC |
| English | cackle | to emit hen-like sound/noise | vb | LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Dutch | kakelen | to cackle | vb | RPN LRC |
| Old High German | kachazzen, chahhazen | to laugh loudly | vb | ASD LRC |
| Middle High German | kach(ez)en | to guffaw | vb | RPN ASD LRC |
| German | gackern | to cackle | vb | LRC |
| German | kachen | to laugh loudly | vb | ASD LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | cachinnare | to laugh loudly | vb | ASD LRC |
| Latin | ha(ha)hae | ha ha! [laughter] | interj | ELD LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Lithuanian | gagù, gagė́ti | to cackle | vb | RPN LRC |
| Russian | gógot | cackle, loud laughter | n | RPN LRC |
| Russian | gogotát’ | to cackle | vb | RPN LRC |
| Armenian | ||||
| Armenian | kakazem | to stammer, jabber, lisp | vb | RPN LRC |
| Armenian | kakač̣em | to cackle | vb | RPN LRC |