Where does “ձմեթ” come from?

ձմեթ (Armenian) comes from Proto-Armenian jim-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰi-m-ós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

ձմեթ (Armenian): snow blindness

Definitions

  1. snow blindness

Ancestry of “ձմեթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Armenianjim-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰi-m-ós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →