Where does “śnieżyca” come from?

śnieżyca (Polish) comes from Polish śnieżyć, from Polish Śnieg, from Old Polish śnieg, from Proto-Slavic *sně̑gъ — snow.

śnieżyca (Polish): blizzard, snowstorm

Definitions

  1. blizzard, snowstorm

Ancestry of “śnieżyca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśnieżyćto snow
2PolishŚniegsnow
3Old Polishśniegsnow
4Proto-Slavic*sně̑gъsnow

Words derived from “śnieżyca”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sně̑gъ →
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