Where does “vengur” come from?
vengur (Old Slovak) comes from Polish węgorz, from Proto-Slavic ǫgořь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic angurjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰuryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.
vengur (Old Slovak): eel
Definitions
- eel
Ancestry of “vengur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | węgorz | Any eel belonging to the genus "Anguilla" |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ǫgořь | eel |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | angurjas | eel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂engʷʰuryos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éngʷʰis | snake |