Type Word Usage Medieval Slavic Scripts зима(Church Slavic) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "winter" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantsZima(Czech) Zima(Polish) Zima(Russian) Zima(Slovak) Zyma(Ukrainian) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 544.