Where does “śnieżynka” come from?

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

śnieżynka (Polish): snowflake

Definitions

  1. snowflake

Ancestry of “śnieżynka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚniegsnow
2Old Polishśniegsnow
3Proto-Slavic*sně̑gъsnow
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sně̑gъ →Every word from Old Polish śnieg →Every word from Polish Śnieg →