Where does “зіма” come from?

зіма (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

зіма (Belarusian): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “зіма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczimawinter
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
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 →