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Where does “ziemošana” come from?

ziemošana (Latvian) comes from Latvian ziemot, from Latvian ziema, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

ziemošana (Latvian): wintering; verbal noun of ziemot

Definitions

  1. wintering; verbal noun of ziemot

Ancestry of “ziemošana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianziemotto winter, to overwinter
2Latvianziemawinter; winter, typical of winter, used in winter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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