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Himalaya(s), chimera, hibernate, Zima

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• Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- winter

  • Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm winter, snow, frost, a year

    • Anatolian

      • Hittite 𒄀𒈠𒀭 giman winter
    • Old Armenian ձիւն jiwn snow

      • Armenian ձյուն jyun snow
    • Germanic *gōį̄

      • North Germanic

        • Old Norse gói late winter

          • Icelandic góa month name in traditional calendar (Feb/Mar)
    • Hellenic *kʰiṓn

      • Classical Greek χιών khiṓn snow, snowmelt

        • Koine Greek χιόνιον khiónion

          • Greek χιόνι chióni snow
        • Coptic ⲭⲓⲱⲛ khiōn snow, ice
    • Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás cold, frost, winter

      • Indo-Aryan *źʰimás

        • Dardic

          • Kashmiri himun
        • Sanskrit 𑀳𑀺𑀫 himá cold, frost, winter

          • Elu

            • Sinhala හිම hima snow
          • Pali 𑀳𑀺𑀫 hima snow
          • Sauraseni 𑀳𑀺𑀫 hima

            • Madhya Sauraseni

              • Hindi हिँव hĩv
            • Western Sauraseni

              • Romani iv snow
          • Hindi हिम him snow, frost, ice
          • Telugu హిమము himamu snow, frost, dew
          • Thai หิมะ hì-má snow
          • Sanskrit 𑀳𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀮𑀬 himālaya House of Snow, the Himalaya Mountains

            • Literary Chinese 喜馬拉雅

              • Mandarin 喜馬拉雅 Xǐmǎlāyǎ Himalaya Mountains
            • English Himalaya(s)
            • Hindi हिमालय himālay Himalaya Mountains
            • Telugu హిమాలయము himālayamu Himalaya Mountains
      • Iranian *jimáh winter, cold, frost

        • Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬃 ziiā̊ winter
        • Northern Iranian

          • Khotani ysumi
        • Iranian *jimakah

          • Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬐𐬀 zəmaka cold, winter storm
          • Bactrian ζιμγο zimgo
          • Northern Iranian

            • Ossetian

              • Digor зумӕг zumæg winter
              • Iron зымӕг zymæg winter
          • Pashto ژمی žë́may winter
          • Western Iranian

            • Northwestern Iranian

              • Parthian 𐫉𐫖𐫃 zmg winter
            • Western Iranian *jimastaHnah

              • Northwestern Iranian

                • Kurdish zivistan winter
                • Medean *zimastānah

                  • Middle Persian

                    • Persian زمستان zemestân winter

                      • Urdu زمستان zimastān winter, wisdom, science
              • Old Persian

                • Middle Persian 𐫅𐫖𐫏𐫘𐫤𐫀𐫗 dmystʾn
      • Nuristani *jimá snow

        • Ashkun źím snow
        • Kamviri žím snow
    • Italic *hiom-

      • Latin hiems winter
    • Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéymr̥

      • Hellenic *kʰímər

        • Classical Greek χίμαρος khímaros (male) goat possibly originally referring to a yearling goat

          • Classical Greek χίμαιρα khímaira female goat

            • Classical Greek Χίμαιρα Khímaira Chimera

              • Greek Χίμαιρα Chímaira
              • Latin Chimaera

                • French chimère

                  • English chimera

                    • Japanese キマイラ Kimaira
                • English chimera

                  • Japanese キマイラ Kimaira
                • Italian chimera
                • Spanish quimera
              • Japanese キマイラ Kimaira
      • Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeymeri(H)nós wintery technically an adjective of material: "made of winter"

        • Old Armenian ձմեռն jmeṙn winter

          • Armenian ձմեռ jmeṙ winter
        • Hellenic *kʰeimerinós

          • Classical Greek χειμερινός kheimerinós in winter, wintertime, stormy

            • Greek χειμερινός cheimerinós winter
        • Italic *heimrinos

          • Latin hībernus

            • Eastern Romance

              • Romanian iarnă winter
            • Insular Romance

              • Sardinian

                • Campidanese ierru winter
            • Western Romance

              • French hiver
            • Vulgar Latin *invernum

              • Central Romance

                • Italian inverno winter
              • Western Romance

                • Spanish invierno winter
            • Latin hībernō I winter, I pass the winter

              • Eastern Romance

                • Romanian a ierna to winter, to hibernate
              • Western Romance

                • French hiverner to winter, to hibernate
                • Spanish invernar to winter, to hibernate
              • English hibernate
    • Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeymeh₂

      • Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ winter

        • East Baltic

          • Lithuanian žiemà winter
        • West Baltic

          • Old Prussian semo winter
        • Slavic *zimà winter

          • East Slavic зима zima

            • Russian зима́ zimá winter
            • Ukrainian зима́ zymá winter
          • South Slavic

            • Old Church Slavonic зима zima winter
            • Serbo-Croatian зи́ма zíma winter, cold
          • West Slavic

            • Czech zima winter, cold
            • Polish zima winter
          • English Zima
    • Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyemos

      • Celtic *gyemos winter

        • Brythonic

          • Welsh gaeaf winter
        • Gaulish Giamos personal name: Winter
        • Primitive Irish *gami- winter

          • Primitive Irish ᚌᚐᚋᚔᚉᚒᚅᚐᚄ Gamicunas personal name: Winter-Hound
          • Old Irish gam winter, winter storm

            • Old Irish gaimred

              • Irish geimhreadh winter
      • Proto-Indo-European *-ǵʰimos X winters, X years old

        • Germanic *-gimaz

          • Germanic *ainagimaz one-year-old

            • West Germanic

              • Frankish *einagim

                • Medieval Latin ingimus one-year-old (of livestock)
          • Germanic *twigimaz two-year-old

            • West Germanic

              • Frankish *twigim

                • Medieval Latin tuigimus two-year-old (of livestock)
        • Hellenic *-kʰimos

          • Hellenic *dúskʰimos in a bad winter

            • Classical Greek δύσχιμος dýskhimos of bad years, stormy, troubled, alarming, dangerous
        • Indo-Iranian *-ȷ́ʰimas

          • Indo-Aryan

            • Sanskrit -hima

              • Sanskrit 𑀰𑀢𑀳𑀺𑀫 śatáhima hundred-year-old, lasting for a hundred years
          • Iranian

            • Avestan -ziiama

              • Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬋𐬹𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬨 hazaŋrō ziiam thousand-year, millennium
        • Italic *-himos

          • Italic *dwihimos

            • Latin bīmus two-year-old, lasting for two years
          • Italic *trihimos

            • Latin trīmus three-year-old, lasting for three years
  • Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéymn̥

    • Hellenic *kʰeimə

      • Classical Greek χεῖμα kheîma winter, cold, frost

        • Classical Greek χείμαστρον kheímastron winter clothing instrumental noun
    • Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyma

      • Indo-Aryan

        • Dardic

          • Kalasha héman winter
        • Sanskrit 𑀳𑁂𑀫𑀦𑁆 héman winter

          • Sanskrit 𑀳𑁂𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢 hemantá winter
    • Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéymō

      • Pre-Albanian *j́īmanʉh

        • Albanian dimër winter
      • Hellenic

        • Classical Greek χειμών kheimṓn winter, cold, frost, storm, disaster

          • Greek χειμώνας cheimónas winter, wintertime

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Collected English words

Himalaya(s), chimera, hibernate, Zima