Where does “земља” come from?

земља (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Macedonian земја, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

земља (Serbo-Croatian): earth; soil; land

Definitions

  1. earth; soil; land

Ancestry of “земља”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianземјаearth, soil; land; country
2Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “земља”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →