Where does “тьма” come from?

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

тьма (Ukrainian): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “тьма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтьмаdarkness
2Proto-Slavictьmàdark, darkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

Words derived from “тьма”

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