Where does “vanzemaljac” come from?

vanzemaljac (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.

vanzemaljac (Serbo-Croatian): alien, extraterrestrial

Definitions

  1. alien, extraterrestrial

Ancestry of “vanzemaljac”, step by step

vanzemaljac 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 van

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvanexcept; outside, out; out of
2Proto-Slavicvъnъout, outside, out of reach
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָאEvery word from Latin simila
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