Where does “ciemny” come from?

ciemny (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

ciemny (Polish): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “ciemny”, step by step

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