Where does “zimnica” come from?
zimnica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zíma, from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
zimnica (Serbo-Croatian): food stored for winter; bullfinch
Definitions
- food stored for winter; bullfinch
Ancestry of “zimnica”, step by step
zimnica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian zíma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zíma | winter |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zimà | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źeimā́ˀ | winter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Proto-Slavic *zimьnica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *zimьnica | — |