Where does “zem” come from?

zem (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zemь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zem (Czech): earth; country

Definitions

  1. earth; country

Ancestry of “zem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemьearth, soil
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “zem”

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