Where does “زمی” come from?
زمی (Persian) comes from Middle Persian zmyk', from Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
زمی (Persian): Alternative form of زمین
Ancestry of “زمی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | zmyk' | earth |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́h | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |