Where does “Żmija” come from?

Żmija (Polish) comes from Old Polish źmija, from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Żmija (Polish): viper, adder, especially a viperine

Definitions

  1. viper, adder, especially a viperine

Ancestry of “Żmija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishźmijaadder, viper
2Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “Żmija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →