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
- cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...
Ancestry of “हिम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰimás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰimás | cold, frost; winter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |