Where does “sněhule” come from?

sněhule (Czech) comes 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.

sněhule (Czech): snow bunting

Definitions

  1. snow bunting

Ancestry of “sněhule”, step by step

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