Where does “тамница” come from?
тамница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmьnica, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-.
тамница (Serbo-Croatian): a dark room; prison
Ancestry of “тамница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tьmьnica | dungeon |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьmà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | — |