Where does “темница” come from?

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

темница (Russian): dungeon, gaol, prison

Definitions

  1. dungeon, gaol, prison

Ancestry of “темница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmьnicadungeon
2Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →