Where does “tiima” come from?
tiima (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish tīme, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.
tiima (Finnish): moment; hour
Ancestry of “tiima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | tīme | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | tími | time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīmô | time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tī- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dī- | time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂-i- | to divide, cut |
Words derived from “tiima”