Where does “zemaljac” come from?
zemaljac (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.
zemaljac (Serbo-Croatian): earthling
Ancestry of “zemaljac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zèmlja | Earth |
| 2 | German | Semmel | bread roll |
| 3 | Middle High German | semele | fine flour |
| 4 | Old High German | semala | — |
| 5 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 6 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |
Words derived from “zemaljac”