Where does “tuzemský” come from?
tuzemský (Czech) comes from Czech zemský, 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.
tuzemský (Czech): domestic internal to a specific country
Definitions
- domestic internal to a specific country
Ancestry of “tuzemský”, step by step
tuzemský traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech zemský
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | zemský | Earth, Earth's; regional, provincial |
| 2 | Czech | Země | Earth planet |
| 3 | Old Czech | země | country; world |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | zemľa | earth, soil; land |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źémijāˀ | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |