Where does “ஜமீன்” come from?

ஜமீன் (Tamil) comes from Classical Persian زمین, from Persian زمی, from Middle Persian zmyk', from Proto-Iranian *jā́h, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰžʰā́s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

ஜமீன் (Tamil): estate of a zamindar

Definitions

  1. estate of a zamindar

Ancestry of “ஜமீன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianزمین—
2PersianزمیAlternative form of زمین
3Middle Persianzmyk'earth
4Proto-Iranian*jā́hearth
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰžʰā́sthe ground, earth
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →