Where does “zemia” come from?

zemia (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic *zemľà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zemia (Kashubian): earth, soil, dirt; ground

Definitions

  1. earth, soil, dirt; ground

Ancestry of “zemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*zemľàearth, soil
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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