Where does “izvanzemaljac” come from?

izvanzemaljac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zemaljac, from Serbo-Croatian zèmlja, from German Semmel, from Middle High German semele, from Old High German semala, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.

izvanzemaljac (Serbo-Croatian): alien, extraterrestrial

Definitions

  1. alien, extraterrestrial

Ancestry of “izvanzemaljac”, step by step

izvanzemaljac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zemaljac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzemaljacearthling
2Serbo-CroatianzèmljaEarth
3GermanSemmelbread roll
4Middle High Germansemelefine flour
5Old High Germansemala
6Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
7Aramaicסְמִידָא
8Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯

via Serbo-Croatian izvan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizvanoutside, out of; beyond, besides, except
2Serbo-Croatianizfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
3Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
4Proto-Balto-Slavic
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָאEvery word from Latin simila