Where does “uss” come from?

uss (Estonian) comes from Old East Slavic ѫжь, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

uss (Estonian): snake; worm

Definitions

  1. snake; worm

Ancestry of “uss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicѫжьrope
2Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

Words derived from “uss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →