Where does “snjegović” come from?

snjegović (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian snijȇg, from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snjegović (Serbo-Croatian): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “snjegović”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansnijȇgsnow
2Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →