Where does “śamny” come from?

śamny (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

śamny (Lower Sorbian): dark; dull

Definitions

  1. dark; dull

Ancestry of “śamny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
2Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →