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
Ancestry of “сняг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | снѣгъ | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sněgъ | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | snáigas | snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |