Where does “Wąż” come from?

Wąż (Polish) comes from Old Polish wąż, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

Wąż (Polish): Serpens constellation

Definitions

  1. Serpens constellation

Ancestry of “Wąż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwąż—
2Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

Words derived from “Wąż”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →