Where does “зміюка” come from?

зміюка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian змія, from Proto-Slavic zmьja, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

зміюка (Ukrainian): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “зміюка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзміяsnake, serpent
2Proto-Slaviczmьjasnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →