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Where does “hejma” come from?

hejma (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto hejmo, from Yiddish היים, from Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hejma (Esperanto): home; of or relating to a home; domestic

Definitions

  1. home; of or relating to a home; domestic

Ancestry of “hejma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantohejmohome
2Yiddishהייםhome
3Middle High Germanheim—
4Old High Germanheimvillage, home; home; dwelling, house
5Proto-West Germanichaimhome
6Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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