Where does “зимовка” come from?
зимовка (Russian) comes from Russian зимова́ть, 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.
зимовка (Russian): wintering, spending the winter; hibernation
Definitions
- wintering, spending the winter; hibernation
Ancestry of “зимовка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зимова́ть | to winter, to spend winter |
| 2 | Russian | зима́ | winter |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | зима | winter |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | zimà | winter |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źeimā́ˀ | winter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |