Where does “тёмно-коричневый” come from?
тёмно-коричневый (Russian) comes from Russian тёмный, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.
тёмно-коричневый (Russian): dark brown
Definitions
- dark brown
Ancestry of “тёмно-коричневый”, step by step
тёмно-коричневый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тёмный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тёмный | dark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьmьnъ | dark |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tьma | dark, darkness |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | darkness |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | dark |
via Russian кори́чневый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кори́чневый | brown |