Where does “زیرزمین” come from?
زیرزمین (Persian) comes from Persian زمین, 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.
زیرزمین (Persian): cellar, basement
Definitions
- cellar, basement
Ancestry of “زیرزمین”, step by step
زیرزمین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian زمین
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | زمین | earth; Earth; land |
| 2 | Persian | زمی | Alternative form of زمین |
| 3 | Middle Persian | zmyk' | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *jā́h | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s | the ground, earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |