Where does “ziemniak” come from?

ziemniak (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

ziemniak (Polish): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “ziemniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishziemnysoil, earth; earthy
2Proto-Slaviczemьnъearth
3Proto-Slaviczemьearth, soil
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “ziemniak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →