Where does “змейка” come from?
змейка (Russian) comes from Russian змея́, from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
змейка (Russian): little snake; spiral or helical object, such as...
Definitions
- little snake; spiral or helical object, such as...
Ancestry of “змейка”, 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 | — |