Where does “wąż” come from?

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

wąż (Polish): snake, serpent; snake; husband

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent; snake; husband

Ancestry of “wąż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
3Proto-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 →