Where does “зимова́ть” come from?

зимова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian зима́, 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.

зимова́ть (Russian): to winter, to spend winter

Definitions

  1. to winter, to spend winter

Ancestry of “зимова́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзима́winter
2Old East Slavicзимаwinter
3Proto-Slaviczimàwinter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “зимова́ть”

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