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Where does “žemynas” come from?

žemynas (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.

žemynas (Lithuanian): continent

Definitions

  1. continent

Ancestry of “žemynas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžemėland; earth
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →