Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/temH-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

    Root

    *temH-

    1. dark
      Synonyms: *h₁regʷ-, *merk-, *(s)ḱeh₃-

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *temH- (19 c, 0 e)
    • *témH-os ~ témH-es-os
    • *temH-seh₂ (or < *temH-s-eh₂ from *témHos)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *temsā́ˀ
        • Latgalian: tymsa (“darkness”), Latgalian: tymsums (“darkness”)
        • Latgalian: tymss (“dark”)
        • Lithuanian: tamsa (“darkness”)
        • Lithuanian: tamsus (“dark”)
    • *tm̥H-éh₂
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *timāˀ (see there for further descendants)
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *temtei
      • Latgalian: tymtʲ(i) (“to grow dark”) (present tymstu)
      • Lithuanian: témti (“to grow dark”) (present temstu)
    • Proto-Slavic: *tomiti (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic:
      • Middle Irish: teim (“dark, grey”)
    • Proto-Celtic:
      • Irish: temen (“dark”)
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