Where does “wãgòrz” come from?

wãgòrz (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫgořь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic angurjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰuryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

wãgòrz (Kashubian): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “wãgòrz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫgořьeel
2Proto-Balto-Slavicangurjaseel
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂engʷʰuryos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰuryosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic angurjas