Where does “prízemie” come from?

prízemie (Slovak) comes from Slovak zem, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

prízemie (Slovak): groundfloor

Definitions

  1. groundfloor

Ancestry of “prízemie”, step by step

prízemie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak zem

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

via Slovak pri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpri—
2Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →