Where does “जमीन” come from?
जमीन (Bhojpuri) 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.
जमीन (Bhojpuri): land
Ancestry of “जमीन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | زمین | — |
| 2 | Persian | زمی | Alternative form of زمین |
| 3 | Middle Persian | zmyk' | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́h | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |