Where does “снежи́ть” come from?

снежи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian снег, from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

снежи́ть (Russian): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “снежи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianснегsnow; snow, the white electrical noise on a TV...
2Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “снежи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →