Where does “ciemno” come from?

ciemno (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- — dark.

ciemno (Polish): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “ciemno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiemnydark
2Old Polishciemnydark
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →