Where does “полутама” come from?

полутама (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian полу-, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

полутама (Serbo-Croatian): semidarkness

Definitions

  1. semidarkness

Ancestry of “полутама”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianполу-semi-, demi-
2Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian полу- →