Where does “земя” come from?

земя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

земя (Bulgarian): earth, soil; land

Definitions

  1. earth, soil; land

Ancestry of “земя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi

Words derived from “земя

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm