Where does “alem-kamen” come from?

alem-kamen (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kamen, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

alem-kamen (Serbo-Croatian): jewel, gem

Definitions

  1. jewel, gem

Ancestry of “alem-kamen”, step by step

alem-kamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kamen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankamenstone
2Proto-Slavickamystone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Serbo-Croatian alem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianalemjewel, gem; world
2Ottoman Turkishعالمworld, universe, everything except God; age,...
3Arabicعَالَمworld; universe; world, universe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Slavic kamy →