Where does “zima” come from?
zima (Slovene) 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.
zima (Slovene): winter
Ancestry of “zima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zimà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źeimā́ˀ | winter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |