Where does “тьмьница” come from?

тьмьница (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmьnica, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

тьмьница (Old Church Slavonic): prison, dungeon

Definitions

  1. prison, dungeon

Ancestry of “тьмьница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmьnicadungeon
2Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “тьмьница”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →