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Where does “ćyaHmás” come from?

ćyaHmás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “ćyaHmás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHmásblack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-mó-sblack, dark
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “ćyaHmás”

  • శ్యామము
  • श्याम
  • 𑀲𑀸𑀫
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