Where does “हिम” come from?

हिम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

हिम (Sanskrit): cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...

Definitions

  1. cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...

Ancestry of “हिम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰimás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “हिम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →