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Where does “zmьja” come from?

zmьja (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zmьja (Proto-Slavic): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “zmьja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
2Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
3Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “zmьja”

  • змея
  • Żmija
  • żmija
  • змија
  • zmija
  • змия
  • zmije
  • змија
  • змія
  • змяя
  • змиꙗ
  • zmije
  • zmija
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →