Where does “vemje” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. caterpillar; maggot, grub, larva; flyblow

Ancestry of “vemje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandhemjecaterpillar; maggot, grub, larva; flyblow
2Proto-Albaniandzōmjā—
3Proto-Albaniandzōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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