Where does “ǫžь” come from?

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

ǫžь (Proto-Slavic): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “ǫžь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

Words derived from “ǫžь”

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