Where does “žiema” come from?

žiema (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

žiema (Lithuanian): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “žiema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
3Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
4Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “žiema”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →