Where does “polutama” come from?
polutama (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian táma, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-.
polutama (Serbo-Croatian): semidarkness
Ancestry of “polutama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | táma | darkness |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tьmà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | timāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | — |