žmuo

Old Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ, from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”). Cognates include Old Prussian smoy, Latin homō and Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 (guma).[1]

Noun

žmuõ m

  1. human, man

Descendants

  • Lithuanian: žmogùs

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 521: “žmuo”

Further reading

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