ziema

Latvian

noun

Definitions

winter season of the year between autumn and spring, from December 23 to March 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by the lowest yearly temperatures
(in the genetive, used adjectivally) winter, typical of winter, used in winter

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰéyōm

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Cognates and derived terms

hiems Latin
χιών Ancient Greek
*ǵʰéyōm Proto-Indo-European
*zima Proto-Slavic
Ziemassvētki Latvian
svētki Latvian
ziemīgs Latvian
ձիւն Old Armenian
*ȷ́ʰimás Proto-Indo-Iranian
žiema Lithuanian
*źeimā́ˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic
𒄀𒈠𒀭 Hittite