Where does “zemup” come from?

zemup (Latvian) comes from Latvian zeme, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zemup (Latvian): down, downward, downcast, toward the earth

Definitions

  1. down, downward, downcast, toward the earth

Ancestry of “zemup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzemeground, land, mainland; earth, soil, ground;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm
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