Where does “чорноземля” come from?

чорноземля (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.

чорноземля (Ukrainian): chernozem, black soil

Definitions

  1. chernozem, black soil

Ancestry of “чорноземля”, step by step

чорноземля traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian земля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianземляearth; land; ground, soil
2Proto-Slaviczemľaearth, soil; land
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Ukrainian чо́рний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianчо́рнийblack color
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →
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