Where does “зимовати” come from?

зимовати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зи́ма, from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

зимовати (Serbo-Croatian): to spend winter vacation/holidays; to spend the...

Definitions

  1. to spend winter vacation/holidays; to spend the...

Ancestry of “зимовати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзи́маwinter
2Proto-Slaviczimàwinter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →
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