Where does “землетрус” come from?
землетрус (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian земля, from Proto-Slavic zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
землетрус (Ukrainian): earthquake
Definitions
- earthquake
Ancestry of “землетрус”, step by step
землетрус traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian земля
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | земля | earth; land; ground, soil |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zemľa | earth, soil; land |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źémijāˀ | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Ukrainian трус
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | трус | — |