Where does “sněženka” come from?

sněženka (Czech) comes from Czech sněžit, from Czech sníh, from Old Czech snieh, from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sněženka (Czech): snowdrop

Definitions

  1. snowdrop

Ancestry of “sněženka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsněžitto snow
2Czechsníhsnow
3Old Czechsniehsnow
4Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
7Proto-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 →