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Where does “temný” come from?

temný (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-.

Ancestry of “temný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
2Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-—
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