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Where does “podziemny” come from?

podziemny (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.

podziemny (Polish): subterranean, underground, belowground

Definitions

  1. subterranean, underground, belowground

Ancestry of “podziemny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishziemiaearth; land, ground, soil
2Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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