Where does “žemdirbys” come from?
žemdirbys (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian žemė, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
žemdirbys (Lithuanian): land worker, tiller, farmer
Definitions
- land worker, tiller, farmer
Ancestry of “žemdirbys”, step by step
žemdirbys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian žemė
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | žemė | land; earth |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źémijāˀ | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Lithuanian dirbti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | dirbti | to work |