Where does “вуж” come from?

вуж (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic ѫжь, from Proto-Slavic ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

вуж (Ukrainian): grass snake species, a water snake

Definitions

  1. grass snake species, a water snake

Ancestry of “вуж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicѫжьrope
2Proto-Slavicǫžьsnake
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángissnake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫžь →