Where does “země” come from?

země (Czech) comes from Czech zem, 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.

země (Czech): earth; ground; country, land

Definitions

  1. earth; ground; country, land

Ancestry of “země”, step by step

země traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzemearth; country
2Proto-Slaviczemьearth, soil
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Proto-Slavic zemľa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →