Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zemľanъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemjainas, from Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰem-(y)oy-nós, from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”). Slavic-Iranian isogloss, сognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀- (zəmaēna-, “earthen”).

Adjective

*zemľanъ

  1. (relational) earth; earthen

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *землꙗнъ (*zemljanŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: землꙗны́й (zemljanýj), землєны́й (zemljenýj)
        • Belarusian: земляны́ (zjemljaný)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: земляны́й (zemljanŷ́j)
        • Ukrainian: земляни́й (zemljanýj)
      • Russian: земляно́й (zemljanój)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • Bulgarian: зе́мян (zémjan)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: зе̏мљан
      Latin script: zȅmljan
  • West Slavic:
    • Middle Polish: ziemiany
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: zemjany

Further reading

  • ESSJa prosp., page 92: “*zemjanъjь”
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