Where does “زمین” come from?

زمین (Baluchi) comes from Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

زمین (Baluchi): earth; land; ground

Definitions

  1. earth; land; ground

Ancestry of “زمین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*jā́hearth
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́sthe ground, earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →