Where does “томи́тельный” come from?
томи́тельный (Russian) comes from Russian томи́ть, from Old East Slavic томити, from Proto-Slavic tomiti, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.
томи́тельный (Russian): agonizing, painful, oppressive
Definitions
- agonizing, painful, oppressive
Ancestry of “томи́тельный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | томи́ть | to weary with a rather negative intention, to torment, to torture, to languish |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | томити | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tomiti | to torment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | dark |
Words derived from “томи́тельный”