Where does “ज़मीन” come from?
ज़मीन (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian زمین, from Persian زمی, from Middle Persian zmyk', from Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ज़मीन (Hindi): earth, ground; the Earth, world; land; a plot of...
Definitions
- earth, ground; the Earth, world; land; a plot of...
Ancestry of “ज़मीन”, step by step
ज़मीन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Persian زمین
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | زمین | — |
| 2 | Persian | زمی | Alternative form of زمین |
| 3 | Middle Persian | zmyk' | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́h | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s | the ground, earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Classical Persian زَمِین
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | زَمِین | — |