Where does “wężowaty” come from?

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

wężowaty (Polish): anguine, colubrid, colubrine, snakelike, snaky

Definitions

  1. anguine, colubrid, colubrine, snakelike, snaky

Ancestry of “wężowaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWążSerpens constellation
2Old Polishwąż—
3Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →