Where does “ziemniaczek” come from?
ziemniaczek (Polish) comes from Polish ziemniak, from Polish ziemny, from Proto-Slavic zemьnъ, from Proto-Slavic zemь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
ziemniaczek (Polish): rum ball
Definitions
- rum ball
Ancestry of “ziemniaczek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ziemniak | potato |
| 2 | Polish | ziemny | soil, earth; earthy |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zemьnъ | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | zemь | earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |