Where does “ziemīgs” come from?
ziemīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian ziema, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ziemīgs (Latvian): wintry, winterly, typical of winter time
Definitions
- wintry, winterly, typical of winter time
Ancestry of “ziemīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | ziema | winter; winter, typical of winter, used in winter |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źeimā́ˀ | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |