Where does “ciemnolicy” come from?

ciemnolicy (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.

ciemnolicy (Polish): with a swarthy face

Definitions

  1. with a swarthy face

Ancestry of “ciemnolicy”, step by step

ciemnolicy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ciemny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiemnydark
2Old Polishciemnydark
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Polish lico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlicoface
2Old Polishlice—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →