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

snežak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene snég

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenesnégsnow
2Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Slovene jak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenejakyak
2Tibetanགཡགyak
3Proto-Sino-Tibetang-jak ~ g-jaŋsheep, yak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas →