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Where does “snežak” come from?

snežak (Slovene) comes from Slovene snég, from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

snežak (Slovene): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “snežak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenesnég—
2Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →