Where does “জমিন” come from?

জমিন (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian زمین, from Persian زمی, from Middle Persian zmyk', from Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

জমিন (Bengali): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “জমিন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزمین—
2PersianزمیAlternative form of زمین
3Middle Persianzmyk'earth
4Proto-Iranian*jā́hearth
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́sthe ground, earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “জমিন”

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