Where does “tьmьnica” come from?

tьmьnica (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

tьmьnica (Proto-Slavic): dungeon

Definitions

  1. dungeon

Ancestry of “tьmьnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
2Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “tьmьnica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →