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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of زمین

Ancestry of “زمی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzmyk'earth
2Proto-Iranian*jā́hearth
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́sthe ground, earth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “زمی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →