Where does “wužeńc” come from?
wužeńc (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wuž, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.
wužeńc (Lower Sorbian): worm; maggot; earthworm
Ancestry of “wužeńc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | wuž | snake, serpent |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ǫžь | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ángis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éngʷʰis | snake |