Where does “kmica” come from?

kmica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian táma, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

kmica (Serbo-Croatian): darkness; nigger, darkey; nigga

Definitions

  1. darkness; nigger, darkey; nigga

Ancestry of “kmica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantámadarkness
2Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →