Where does “змий” come from?
змий (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic змии, from Proto-Slavic zmь̀jь.
змий (Russian): dragon; serpent; insidious, cunning, evil man
Definitions
- dragon; serpent; insidious, cunning, evil man
Ancestry of “змий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | змии | snake; dragon |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zmь̀jь | — |