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