Where does “żnija” come from?

żnija (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

żnija (Kashubian): viper, adder

Definitions

  1. viper, adder

Ancestry of “żnija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
3Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
4Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →