Where does “cma” come from?

cma (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

cma (Kashubian): moth

Definitions

  1. moth

Ancestry of “cma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
2Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →