Where does “зимен” come from?

зимен (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic зимьнъ, from Proto-Slavic zimьnъ, from Proto-Slavic zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

зимен (Bulgarian): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “зимен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзимьнъ—
2Proto-Slaviczimьnъwintery
3Proto-Slaviczimawinter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →