Where does “земля” come from?

земля (Rusyn) comes from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

земля (Rusyn): earth; land; ground, soil

Definitions

  1. earth; land; ground, soil

Ancestry of “земля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →