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
Ancestry of “змяя”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | змѣи | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zmьja | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |