Where does “tma” come from?

tma (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

tma (Slovak): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “tma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
2Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic tьmà
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