Where does “sneh” come from?

sneh (Slovak) comes from Sanskrit स्नेह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sneh (Slovak): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “sneh”, step by step

sneh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्नेह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्नेहoiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryansnáyźʰas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansnáyǰʰas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Proto-Slavic sněgъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow

Words derived from “sneh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian snáyǰʰas →