Where does “ǫžь” come from?
ǫžь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.
ǫžь (Proto-Slavic): snake
Ancestry of “ǫžь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ángis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éngʷʰis | snake |