Where does “чужоземець” come from?
чужоземець (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.
чужоземець (Ukrainian): foreigner, alien, outlander, stranger
Definitions
- foreigner, alien, outlander, stranger
Ancestry of “чужоземець”, step by step
чужоземець 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 чужи́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | чужи́й | someone else’s, another’s, other’s |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ťuďь | foreign, alien, strange |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 | people, tribe; the heathen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |