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Where does “ściemnić” come from?

ściemnić (Polish) comes from Polish Ciemny, from Old Polish ciemny, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-.

Ancestry of “ściemnić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiemny—
2Old Polishciemny—
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-—
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