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-.
тёмный (Russian): dark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague
Definitions
- dark; ignorant, uneducated; obscure, vague
Ancestry of “тёмный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tьmьnъ | dark |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьma | dark, darkness |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | — |
Words derived from “тёмный”