Where does “سرزمین” come from?

سرزمین (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.

سرزمین (Persian): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “سرزمین”, step by step

سرزمین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زمین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمینearth; Earth; land
2PersianزمیAlternative form of زمین
3Middle Persianzmyk'earth
4Proto-Iranian*jā́hearth
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́sthe ground, earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi

via Persian سر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرhead; the topmost, foremost, or leading part;...
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤head; top, summit
3Proto-Iranian*cŕ̥Hah
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćŕ̥Hashead, top
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱŕ̥h₂-os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm