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Where does “zeměpisný” come from?

zeměpisný (Czech) comes from Czech zeměpis, 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.

zeměpisný (Czech): geographical, geographic

Definitions

  1. geographical, geographic

Ancestry of “zeměpisný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzeměpisgeography
2CzechZemě—
3Old Czechzemě—
4Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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