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Where does “дымный” come from?

дымный (Russian) comes from Russian дым, from Proto-Slavic dymъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dūˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

дымный (Russian): smoky

Definitions

  1. smoky

Ancestry of “дымный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдымsmoke
2Proto-Slavicdymъsmoke
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdūˀmas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →