Where does “ściemniacz” come from?

ściemniacz (Polish) comes from Polish ściemniać, 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- — dark.

ściemniacz (Polish): dimmer switch

Definitions

  1. dimmer switch

Ancestry of “ściemniacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishściemniaćto darken, to dim; to lie; to darken
2Polishściemnićto darken, to dim
3PolishCiemnydark
4Old Polishciemnydark
5Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
6Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
7Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
8Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →