Where does “زمین” come from?

زمین (Persian) comes from Persian زمی, 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.

زمین (Persian): earth; Earth; land

Definitions

  1. earth; Earth; land

Ancestry of “زمین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianزمیAlternative form of زمین
2Middle Persianzmyk'earth
3Proto-Iranian*jā́hearth
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́sthe ground, earth
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi

Words derived from “زمین

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm
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