Where does “žemyninis” come from?

žemyninis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian žemynas, from Lithuanian žemė, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

žemyninis (Lithuanian): continental

Definitions

  1. continental

Ancestry of “žemyninis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianžemynascontinent
2Lithuanianžemėland; earth
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →