Where does “zem” come from?
zem (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
zem (Slovak): earth
Ancestry of “zem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zemľa | earth, soil; land |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źémijāˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |