Where does “żmijka” come from?

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

żmijka (Polish): lesser weever

Definitions

  1. lesser weever

Ancestry of “żmijka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻmijaviper, adder, especially a viperine
2Old Polishźmijaadder, viper
3Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →