Where does “змеиный” come from?

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

змеиный (Russian): snake; serpentine; serpentine, venomous, viperine

Definitions

  1. snake; serpentine; serpentine, venomous, viperine

Ancestry of “змеиный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзмея́snake, serpent
2Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “змеиный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →