Where does “tumšmatis” come from?

tumšmatis (Latvian) comes from Latvian mats, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mat-, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

tumšmatis (Latvian): dark-haired man

Definitions

  1. dark-haired man

Ancestry of “tumšmatis”, step by step

tumšmatis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian mats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmatshair; each keratin filament on the body of human...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmat-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via Latvian tumšs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviantumšsdark; dark, gloomy, depressing; expressing such...
2Latviantumsadarkness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mat- →Every word from Latvian mats →