Where does “ziemnokraska” come from?

ziemnokraska (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.

ziemnokraska (Polish): ground roller

Definitions

  1. ground roller

Ancestry of “ziemnokraska”, step by step

ziemnokraska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ziemny

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—

via Polish kraska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkraskaany bird of the genus Coracias, especially the European roller (Coracias garrulus)
2Old PolishKraska—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →