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-‎ (9 c, 0 e)

• *témH-os ~ témH-es-os
• *temH-seh₂ (or < *temH-s-eh₂ from *témHos)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *temsā́ˀ
    • Lithuanian: tamsa (“darkness”)
• *tm̥H-éh₂
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *timāˀ (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *temtei
  • 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”)