Where does “потьмяніти” come from?

потьмяніти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian тьмяні́ти, from Ukrainian тьмя́ний, from Ukrainian тьма, from Old East Slavic тьма, from Proto-Slavic tьmà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

потьмяніти (Ukrainian): to dim, to grow dim

Definitions

  1. to dim, to grow dim

Ancestry of “потьмяніти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтьмяні́тиto dim, to grow dim
2Ukrainianтьмя́нийdim, faint
3Ukrainianтьмаdarkness
4Old East Slavicтьмаdarkness
5Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
6Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “потьмяніти”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьmà →