Where does “ćma” come from?

ćma (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

ćma (Polish): moth; darkness; swarm, crowd

Definitions

  1. moth; darkness; swarm, crowd

Ancestry of “ćma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ćma”

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