Where does “томя” come from?

томя (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic томити, from Proto-Slavic tomiti, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

томя (Bulgarian): to torment, to afflict, to trouble to cause someone physical or emotional suffering, distress, or inner unrest

Definitions

  1. to torment, to afflict, to trouble to cause someone physical or emotional suffering, distress, or inner unrest

Ancestry of “томя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтомитиto torture
2Proto-Slavictomitito torment
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tomiti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic томити →