Where does “зимонька́” come from?
зимонька́ (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зима́, 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 “зимонька́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зима́ | winter |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zimà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źeimā́ˀ | winter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
Words derived from “зимонька́”