Where does “земјак” come from?

земјак (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian земја, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

земјак (Macedonian): compatriot, fellow countryman

Definitions

  1. compatriot, fellow countryman

Ancestry of “земјак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianземјаearth, soil; land; country
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 →