Where does “темношкірий” come from?

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

темношкірий (Ukrainian): dark-skinned

Definitions

  1. dark-skinned

Ancestry of “темношкірий”, step by step

темношкірий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian те́мний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianте́мнийdark
2Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
3Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Ukrainian шкі́ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianшкі́раskin, hide, leather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →