Where does “užovka” come from?

užovka (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

užovka (Slovak): adder

Definitions

  1. adder

Ancestry of “užovka”, 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 →