Where does “zımıstan” come from?

zımıstan (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian *jimastaHnah, from Proto-Iranian *jimáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zımıstan (Zazaki): winter (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures)

Definitions

  1. winter (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures)

Ancestry of “zımıstan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*jimastaHnah—
2Proto-Iranian*jimáhwinter
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰimáscold, frost; winter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →