Where does “śnieżyczka” come from?

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

śnieżyczka (Polish): snowdrop

Definitions

  1. snowdrop

Ancestry of “śnieżyczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśnieżycablizzard, snowstorm
2Polishśnieżyćto snow
3PolishŚniegsnow
4Old Polishśniegsnow
5Proto-Slavic*sně̑gъsnow
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