Where does “zëmny” come from?

zëmny (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic zimьnъ, from Proto-Slavic zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zëmny (Kashubian): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “zëmny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczimьnъwintery
2Proto-Slaviczimawinter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →