Where does “змия” come from?

змия (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic змиꙗ, from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

змия (Bulgarian): snake, serpent, ophidian

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent, ophidian

Ancestry of “змия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзмиꙗsnake
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 →