Where does “czarnoziem” come from?

czarnoziem (Polish) comes from Polish ziemia, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

czarnoziem (Polish): usually in plural chernozem

Definitions

  1. usually in plural chernozem

Ancestry of “czarnoziem”, step by step

czarnoziem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ziemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishziemiaearth; land, ground, soil
2Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Polish Czarny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzarnyblack
2Old Polishczarnyblack
3Proto-Slavic*čь̀rnъblack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →