Where does “żmija” come from?

żmija (Silesian) comes from Old Polish źmija, from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

żmija (Silesian): adder, viper

Definitions

  1. adder, viper

Ancestry of “żmija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishźmijaadder, viper
2Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →