Where does “zemene” come from?

zemene (Latvian) comes from Latvian zemē, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zemene (Latvian): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “zemene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzemēlocative singular form of zeme
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 →