Where does “медянка” come from?

медянка (Russian) comes from Russian медь, from Old East Slavic мѣдь, from Proto-Slavic mědь — copper.

медянка (Russian): smooth snake

Definitions

  1. smooth snake

Ancestry of “медянка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмедьcopper
2Old East Slavicмѣдьcopper
3Proto-Slavicmědьcopper
Every word from Proto-Slavic mědь →Every word from Old East Slavic мѣдь →Every word from Russian медь →