Where does “сняг” come from?

сняг (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic снѣгъ, from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

сняг (Bulgarian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “сняг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicснѣгъsnow
2Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →