Etymology Explorer › Upper Sorbian

Where does “zmij” come from?

zmij (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic zmь̀jь.

zmij (Upper Sorbian): dragon; kite

Definitions

  1. dragon; kite

Ancestry of “zmij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczmь̀jь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic zmь̀jь →