Where does “темнота” come from?

темнота (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian те́мний, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

темнота (Ukrainian): dark, darkness, obscurity

Definitions

  1. dark, darkness, obscurity

Ancestry of “темнота”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianте́мнийdark
2Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
3Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →