Where does “змяя” come from?

змяя (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic змѣи, from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

змяя (Belarusian): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “змяя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзмѣи—
2Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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