Where does “тимин” come from?

тимин (Kazakh) comes from Russian тими́н, from German Thymin, from Ancient Greek θύμος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

тимин (Kazakh): thymine

Definitions

  1. thymine

Ancestry of “тимин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтими́н
2GermanThyminthymine
3Ancient Greekθύμοςa warty excrescence, so called from its likeness...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek θύμοςEvery word from German Thymin