Where does “підземний” come from?
підземний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian зе́мний, 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.
підземний (Ukrainian): subterranean, underground
Definitions
- subterranean, underground
Ancestry of “підземний”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зе́мний | earth, earth's, terraneous, terrestrial |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zemьnъ | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zemь | earth, soil |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |