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Where does “ziemot” come from?

ziemot (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.

ziemot (Latvian): to winter, to overwinter

Definitions

  1. to winter, to overwinter

Ancestry of “ziemot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ziemot”

  • ziemošana
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