Where does “zemiak” come from?

zemiak (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic zemьnъ, from Proto-Slavic zemь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zemiak (Slovak): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “zemiak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczemьnъearth
2Proto-Slaviczemьearth, soil
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “zemiak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →