Where does “středozemní” come from?

středozemní (Czech) comes from Czech Země, from Old Czech země, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

středozemní (Czech): Mediterranean

Definitions

  1. Mediterranean

Ancestry of “středozemní”, step by step

středozemní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Země

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechZeměEarth planet
2Old Czechzeměcountry; world
3Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Czech střed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstředmiddle, midpoint, center; center; middle, center
2Proto-Slavicserdàmiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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