Where does “тёмный” come from?

тёмный (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

тёмный (Russian): dark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague

Definitions

  1. dark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague

Ancestry of “тёмный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
2Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “тёмный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →
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