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Where does “ogor” come from?

ogor (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫgořь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic angurjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰuryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

ogor (Slovene): conger

Definitions

  1. conger

Ancestry of “ogor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫgořьeel
2Proto-Balto-Slavicangurjas—
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂engʷʰuryos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →