Where does “я́мка” come from?

я́мка (Russian) comes from Russian я́ма, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

я́мка (Russian): (small) hole, pit, socket; fossa

Definitions

  1. (small) hole, pit, socket; fossa

Ancestry of “я́мка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianя́маpit
2Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
3Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “я́мка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →