Where does “зима́” come from?

зима́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic зима, from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

зима́ (Russian): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “зима́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзимаwinter
2Proto-Slaviczimàwinter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “зима́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →