Where does “zmije” come from?

zmije (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zmije (Czech): viper, adder; evil woman

Definitions

  1. viper, adder; evil woman

Ancestry of “zmije”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
3Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
4Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “zmije”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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