Where does “тьма” come from?
тьма (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-.
Ancestry of “тьма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tьmà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | — |