Where does “я́ма” come from?

я́ма (Russian) comes 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.

я́ма (Russian): pit

Definitions

  1. pit

Ancestry of “я́ма”, step by step

я́ма traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit यम

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

via Old East Slavic ꙗма

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicꙗма—
2Proto-Slavicjamapit, hole

Words derived from “я́ма”

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