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Where does “землꙗ” come from?

землꙗ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

землꙗ (Old East Slavic): earth, soil; land

Definitions

  1. earth, soil; land

Ancestry of “землꙗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “землꙗ”

  • Русская земля
  • Руська земля
  • Руская зямля
  • Русьскаꙗ землꙗ
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