Where does “temnota” come from?

temnota (Czech) comes from Czech temný, from Old Czech temný, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

temnota (Czech): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “temnota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtemnýdark
2Old Czechtemný—
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →