Where does “zemь” come from?
zemь (Proto-Slavic) comes 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.
zemь (Proto-Slavic): earth, soil
Ancestry of “zemь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
Words derived from “zemь”