Where does “гуж” come from?

гуж (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

гуж (Serbo-Croatian): Aesculapian snake; Colubridae

Definitions

  1. Aesculapian snake; Colubridae

Ancestry of “гуж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →
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