Where does “dhemje” come from?

dhemje (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian dzōmjā, from Proto-Albanian dzō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

dhemje (Albanian): caterpillar; maggot, grub, larva; flyblow

Definitions

  1. caterpillar; maggot, grub, larva; flyblow

Ancestry of “dhemje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandzōmjā—
2Proto-Albaniandzōearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “dhemje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →