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Where does “zíma” come from?

zíma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Ancestry of “zíma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zíma”

  • zimnica
  • zimovati
  • zimovište
  • zimovanje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →