Where does “земетресение” come from?
земетресение (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian земя, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
земетресение (Bulgarian): earthquake
Definitions
- earthquake
Ancestry of “земетресение”, step by step
земетресение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian земя
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | земя | earth, soil; land |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zemľa | earth, soil; land |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źémijāˀ | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Bulgarian тресе́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | тресе́ние | — |