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Zmiiv

Zmiiv comes from Ukrainian Змі́їв, from змій ‘synonym of змія́ f’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeǵʰ-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéǵʰōm‘earth’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(dʰ)ǵʰm̥-i-yósdʰreconstructed
  4. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*źmijás‘snake’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*zmьjь‘snake’reconstructed
  6. Ukrainianmodernзмійzmij‘synonym of змія́ f’
  7. Ukrainian, derivedmodernЗмі́ївZmíjiv
  8. EnglishtodayZmiiv

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeǵʰ-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéǵʰōm‘earth’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(dʰ)ǵʰm̥-i-yósdʰreconstructed
  4. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*źmijás‘snake’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*zmьjь‘snake’reconstructed
  6. Ukrainianmodernзмійzmij‘synonym of змія́ f’
  7. Ukrainian, derivedmodernЗмі́ївZmíjiv
  8. EnglishtodayZmiiv

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-

homophobia, 17 more

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm ‘earth’

humane, homo, homage, goon, hombre, ombre, homunculus, omi, hominin, 18 more

Today it means

name A city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- / Zmiiv

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