Where does “томный” come from?

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

томный (Russian): languishing

Definitions

  1. languishing

Ancestry of “томный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтоми́тьto weary with a rather negative intention, to torment, to torture, to languish
2Old East Slavicтомити—
3Proto-Slavictomitito torment
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tomiti →Every word from Old East Slavic томити →