Where does “zima” come from?

zima (Czech) comes from Old Czech zima, from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zima (Czech): winter; cold

Definitions

  1. winter; cold

Ancestry of “zima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzimawinter season
2Proto-Slaviczimàwinter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “zima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →