Where does “duHmáh” come from?

duHmáh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “duHmáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “duHmáh

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás