Talk:змий

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Latest comment: 3 months ago by Riccardo LFC in topic Etymology
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Etymology[edit]

Змий is the from inherited from OCS, but I would argue that змей is the Russian from, not the East slavic forms. The difference is caused by the different behavior of tense jers, that as far as I know differentiates Russian from all the rest of standard slavic languages. Riccardo LFC (talk) 11:13, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply