Where does “हिमपात” come from?

हिमपात (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हिम, 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.

हिमपात (Sanskrit): snowfall

Definitions

  1. snowfall

Ancestry of “हिमपात”, step by step

हिमपात traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हिम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिमcold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰimás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Sanskrit पात

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपातflying, mode of flying, flight; fall, downfall;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-to spread out, extend; to replicate, to span; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →