Where does “томи́ть” come from?

томи́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic томити, from Proto-Slavic tomiti, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

томи́ть (Russian): to weary with a rather negative intention, to torment, to torture, to languish

Definitions

  1. to weary with a rather negative intention, to torment, to torture, to languish

Ancestry of “томи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтомити—
2Proto-Slavictomitito torment
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “томи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tomiti →Every word from Old East Slavic томити →