Where does “śnieg” come from?

śnieg (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

śnieg (Polish): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “śnieg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →
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