esmer

Definition of esmer

brown, tanned, dark, dark skinned, olive complected

Other forms

asmar

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ḱeh₃-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás "dark-colored",
Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćyaHmás,
Sanskrit श्याम "śyāmá",
Proto-Iranian *cyaHmáh,
Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬨𐬀‎ sāma "black",
Proto-Germanic *skadwaz "shadow",
Proto-Balto-Slavic *śjēmas,
Ancient Greek σκότος skótos "darkness".

Updated on March 6, 2023

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