Where does “sněg” come from?

sněg (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sněg (Lower Sorbian): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “sněg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-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 →