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
- down, downward, downcast, toward the earth
Ancestry of “zemup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | zeme | ground, land, mainland; earth, soil, ground;... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |