Where does “हिमवत्” come from?

हिमवत् (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.

हिमवत् (Sanskrit): snowy, icy

Definitions

  1. snowy, icy

Ancestry of “हिमवत्”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “हिमवत्”

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