Where does “змея́” come from?

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

змея́ (Russian): snake, serpent

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent

Ancestry of “змея́”, step by step

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

Words derived from “змея́”

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