Where does “Temitz” come from?

Temitz (Sathmar Swabian) comes from Romanian temniță, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnica, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

Temitz (Sathmar Swabian): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “Temitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantemnițăprison, jail
2Proto-Slavictьmьnicadungeon
3Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →