Where does “žemuogė” come from?

žemuogė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian uoga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ṓˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ — small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit.

žemuogė (Lithuanian): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “žemuogė”, step by step

žemuogė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian uoga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianuogaberry; enticing girl
2Proto-Balto-Slavicṓˀgāˀberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ógeh₂small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit

via Lithuanian žẽmė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžẽmėearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ṓˀgāˀ →Every word from Lithuanian uoga →
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