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Where does “ściemniać” come from?

ściemniać (Polish) comes from Polish ściemnić, 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-.

ściemniać (Polish): to darken, to dim; to lie; to darken

Definitions

  1. to darken, to dim; to lie; to darken

Ancestry of “ściemniać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishściemnić—
2PolishCiemny—
3Old Polishciemny—
4Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
5Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
6Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀ—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-—

Words derived from “ściemniać”

  • ściema
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →