Animals & plants

snake

Source:*zmьjaProto-Slaviccertain

Probably 'the earthy one', from the root of *zemja 'earth'.

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English

snake

Polish

wąż

vɔ̃ʂ

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Russian
змея́zmeja
zmʲɪˈjainherited
Ukrainian
змія́zmija
zmʲiˈjainherited
Polish
wąż
vɔ̃ʂdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *ǫžь 'snake' (Russian уж 'grass snake')
Czech
had
ɦatdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *gadъ 'creeping thing, vermin' (Russian гад)
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
zmijaзмија
ˈzmijainherited
English
snake