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Where does “angi(o)s” come from?

angi(o)s (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

Ancestry of “angi(o)s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

Words derived from “angi(o)s”

  • Wąż
  • wężyk
  • Wężyk
  • wąż
  • užovka
  • ǫžь
  • užovka
  • wužeńc
  • wuž
  • wuž
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →