Where does “źemē” come from?
źemē (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
źemē (Proto-Balto-Slavic): earth
Definitions
- earth
Ancestry of “źemē”, step by step
źemē traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰem-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰem- | — |