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-.
Temitz (Sathmar Swabian): prison
Ancestry of “Temitz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | temniță | prison, jail |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьmьnica | dungeon |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tьmà | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | — |