Where does “zemljanka” come from?
zemljanka (Czech) comes from Russian земля́нка, from Russian землянин, from Bulgarian земя, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
zemljanka (Czech): dugout, underground shelter
Definitions
- dugout, underground shelter
Ancestry of “zemljanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | земля́нка | dugout, earth-house, (mud) hut, zemlyanka |
| 2 | Russian | землянин | Terran, Earthling |
| 3 | Bulgarian | земя | earth, soil; land |
| 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 | — |