Where does “zimnica” come from?

zimnica (Polish) comes from Polish zimny, from Polish zima, from Proto-Slavic zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zimnica (Polish): cold; common dab; A plant belonging to the genus...

Definitions

  1. cold; common dab; A plant belonging to the genus...

Ancestry of “zimnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzimnycold
2Polishzimawinter
3Proto-Slaviczimawinter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →