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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

  1. earth, ground; the Earth, world; land; a plot of...

Ancestry of “ज़मीन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزمین—
2PersianزمیAlternative form of زمین
3Middle Persianzmyk'earth
4Proto-Iranian*jā́h—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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