Where does “sni” come from?

sni (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Frisian snē, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

sni (Westrobothnian): To blow very cold across the face, that it bites...

Definitions

  1. To blow very cold across the face, that it bites...

Ancestry of “sni”, step by step

sni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian snē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansnē—
2Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
3Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via Proto-Celtic snīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsnīswe
2Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ni-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ni-sseven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz →