Where does “темнокос” come from?

темнокос (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian темен, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

темнокос (Macedonian): dark-haired, brunette

Definitions

  1. dark-haired, brunette

Ancestry of “темнокос”, step by step

темнокос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian темен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianтеменdark, poorly lit
2Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
3Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Macedonian коса

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкосаhair; scythe
2Proto-Slavickosàhair
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →