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Where does “зимовиште” come from?

зимовиште (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.

зимовиште (Serbo-Croatian): winter resort or abode

Definitions

  1. winter resort or abode

Ancestry of “зимовиште”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзи́ма—
2Proto-Slaviczimà—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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