Where does “tom” come from?

tom (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European témHos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

tom (Middle Persian): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “tom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeantémHosdarkness
2Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Proto-Indo-European témHos
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