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
- snake; serpentine; serpentine, venomous, viperine
Ancestry of “змеиный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | змея́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zmьja | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |