Where does “zemiska” come from?

zemiska (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian zemja, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zemiska (Lower Sorbian): Diminutive of zemja

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of zemja

Ancestry of “zemiska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianzemjasoil, earth, ground
2Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
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 →
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