Where does “тьмьничьникъ” come from?

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

тьмьничьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): prisoner

Definitions

  1. prisoner

Ancestry of “тьмьничьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтьмьницаprison, dungeon
2Proto-Slavictьmьnicadungeon
3Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →