| Word | *sneigʷh- |
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| Meaning | snow |
| See also |
Homeric Greek: νίφα
‘snow’ Greek: νίφα ‘snow’ Ancient Macedonian: νίβα ‘snow, spring’ Avestan: snaēžā ‘snow’ |
| Synonyms | *ĝheim- |
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Comments |
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| Lith. sniegas, Ltv. sniegs, Old Prussian snaygis, Russ. sneg, Ir. snechta/sneachta, Skr. snēha, Eng. snāw/snow, Gk. nipha, Gm. sneo/Schnee, ON snjór, Goth. snaiws, Polish śnieg, Welsh nyf, Av. snaēža, Toch. /śiñcatstse | |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| *h₂stḗr ‘star’, *méh₁-nōt ‘moon, month’, *nebʰ-o-, nebʰ-i- ‘cloud’, *sneudh- ‘cloud, mist’, *séhₐul ‘sun’, *h₃meigh- ‘drizzle, mist’, *nébʰes- ‘mist, cloud, sky’, *(s)kand- ‘shine, glitter, moon’, *louksnehₐ- ‘moon’ | |