Where does “тьма” come from?
тьма (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тьма, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-.
тьма (Russian): dark, darkness; thousands, a multitude, a host,...
Definitions
- dark, darkness; thousands, a multitude, a host,...
Ancestry of “тьма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | тьма | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьmà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | — |