Where does “тёмно-серый” come from?

тёмно-серый (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-серый (Russian): dark gray

Definitions

  1. dark gray

Ancestry of “тёмно-серый”, step by step

тёмно-серый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тёмный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтёмныйdark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague
2Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
3Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Russian се́рый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́рыйgrey
2Proto-Slavicśěrъgray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →