Where does “травяной уж” come from?

травяной уж (Russian) comes from Russian уж, from Old East Slavic ѫжь, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

травяной уж (Russian): green snake (Opheodrys spp.)

Definitions

  1. green snake (Opheodrys spp.)

Ancestry of “травяной уж”, step by step

травяной уж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian уж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianужalready; grass snake
2Old East Slavicѫжьrope
3Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake

via Russian травяно́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтравяно́йgrass; grassy
2Russian-и́стый—
3Proto-Slavic-itъFrom nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting...
4Proto-Slavic-tъDeverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →