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Where does “zemьnъ” come from?

zemьnъ (Proto-Slavic) comes 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.

Ancestry of “zemьnъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemьearth, soil
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “zemьnъ”

  • ziemny
  • zemiak
  • zemiakový
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